diff --git a/.config/dotfiles/gen-gitignore.sh b/.config/dotfiles/gen-gitignore.sh
index e819d3d..81a1cc7 100755
--- a/.config/dotfiles/gen-gitignore.sh
+++ b/.config/dotfiles/gen-gitignore.sh
@@ -30,5 +30,3 @@ else
     ## development tree
     gen_gitignore "${path_gitignore}"
 fi
-
-exit 1