diff --git a/sort_certificate.py b/sort_certificate.py
index 396e5cb..3dd29f5 100755
--- a/sort_certificate.py
+++ b/sort_certificate.py
@@ -433,4 +433,8 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    exit(main())
+    try:
+        exit(main())
+    except CertificateComponentException as certcomponent_error:
+        logging.error(certcomponent_error)
+        exit(1)