diff --git a/main/fart.cc b/main/fart.cc
index ac201a3..aeb531e 100644
--- a/main/fart.cc
+++ b/main/fart.cc
@@ -136,13 +136,14 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         cout << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
     }
 
+    distrib the_distrib;
+
     struct timeval before, after;
     gettimeofday(&before, NULL);        /* start timing */
 
     if (distributed)
     {
         /* start the distribution infrastructure */
-        distrib the_distrib;
         if (server)
         {
             if (strcmp(hosts_file, ""))
@@ -241,5 +242,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         cout << endl;
     }
 
+    exit(0);
     return 0;
 }