diff --git a/src/lib/utils.c b/src/lib/utils.c
index 4a83022..c9876d3 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.c
+++ b/src/lib/utils.c
@@ -364,8 +364,10 @@ int set_params(rfc3161_context *ct, char *conf_file, char *conf_wd) {
     for (int i = 0; i < numthreads; i++) {
         ct->ts_ctx_pool[i].ts_ctx = create_tsctx(ct, ct->conf, TSA_SECTION, NULL);
         ct->ts_ctx_pool[i].available = 1;
-        if (ct->ts_ctx_pool[i].ts_ctx == NULL)
+        if (ct->ts_ctx_pool[i].ts_ctx == NULL){
             ret = 0;
+	    break;
+	}
     }
     // like any good daemon, return to '/' once the configuration is loaded
     chdir("/");