diff --git a/day03/create_ec2.sh b/day03/create_ec2.sh
index cb55720..068e563 100644
--- a/day03/create_ec2.sh
+++ b/day03/create_ec2.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 check_awscli() {
     if ! command -v aws &> /dev/null; then
         echo "AWS CLI is not installed. Please install it first." >&2
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
 }
 
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ main() {
     echo "EC2 instance creation completed."
 }
 
-main "$@"
+main "$@"
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