diff --git a/Hooks/travis.sh b/Hooks/travis.sh
index cf60204..468a985 100644
--- a/Hooks/travis.sh
+++ b/Hooks/travis.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ echo $rootpath
     if [[ "$FILE" =~ ^.+(sh|js|php|json|css)$ ]]; then
         GEN_SYNTAX=$(hasInvalidBasicSyntax "$FILE")
         echo GEN_SYNTAX
+        exit 1
 
         if [[ $GEN_SYNTAX = 1 ]]; then
             echo -e "\e[1;31m\tFound whitespace at end of line in $FILE.\e[0m" >&2