diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index c8bd885..fb0d62b 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 PROGNAME     = "tsshbatch.py"
 BASENAME     = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV      = BASENAME.upper()
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.150 2013/10/23 15:24:09 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.151 2013/10/23 15:54:12 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 
 CPRT         = "(c)"
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #####
 
 
+ABORTING    = "Aborting ..."
 COMMENT     = "#"
 CONSUCCESS  = "SUCCESS: Connection Established"
 FAILURE     = "FAILURE: %s"
@@ -256,13 +257,18 @@
                 if sudonoise:                 # sudo had problems
                     PrintReport([host + " [%s]" % command, FAILURE % (eBADSUDO % sudonoise)] + ["\n"], HANDLER=PrintStderr)
                     ssh.close()
-                    return
+                    raise SystemExit
                     
             PrintReport([host + " (stdout)" + " [%s]" % command, "\n"] + stdout.readlines() + ["\n"])
 
             if REPORTERR:
                 PrintReport([host + " (stderr)" + " [%s]" % command, "\n"] + stderr.readlines() + ["\n"], HANDLER=PrintStderr)
 
+    # Handle aborts
+                
+    except SystemExit:
+        ErrorExit(ABORTING)
+
     # Catch authentication problems explicitly
         
     except paramiko.AuthenticationException: