diff --git a/apps/encoder.c b/apps/encoder.c
index 798c99c11ff5180d97ca2718f333e3ff4984ec88..91c4b58d15e5a1184f19601099a35620e28818fb 100644
--- a/apps/encoder.c
+++ b/apps/encoder.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                 {
                     fprintf( stderr, "Error: Too low number of ISM channels specified!\n\n" );
                     usage_enc();
+                    return false;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -1597,6 +1598,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                     {
                         fprintf( stderr, "Error: Too high number of ISM channels!\n\n" );
                         usage_enc();
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1604,6 +1606,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "Error: Number of ISM channels not specified!\n\n" );
                 usage_enc();
+                return false;
             }
             if ( i < argc - 4 )
             {
@@ -1623,7 +1626,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                     default:
                         fprintf( stderr, "Error: MASA channels must be 1 or 2.\n\n" );
                         usage_enc();
-                        break;
+                        return false;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1648,6 +1651,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                 {
                     fprintf( stderr, "Error: not enough arguments\n\n" );
                     usage_enc();
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1660,6 +1664,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "Error: not enough MASA arguments\n\n" );
                 usage_enc();
+                return false;
             }
         }
         else if ( strcmp( to_upper( argv[i] ), "-ISM_SBA" ) == 0 )
@@ -1678,6 +1683,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                 {
                     fprintf( stderr, "Error: Too low number of ISM channels specified!\n\n" );
                     usage_enc();
+                    return false;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -1689,6 +1695,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                     {
                         fprintf( stderr, "Error: Too high number of ISM channels!\n\n" );
                         usage_enc();
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1696,6 +1703,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "Error: Number of ISM channels not specified!\n\n" );
                 usage_enc();
+                return false;
             }
 
             if ( i < argc - 4 )
@@ -1747,6 +1755,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                 {
                     fprintf( stderr, "Error: not enough arguments\n\n" );
                     usage_enc();
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
         }