diff --git a/provider/app.js b/provider/app.js
index ad37994..1fe48c0 100644
--- a/provider/app.js
+++ b/provider/app.js
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@
         }
     })
     .catch(err => {
-        logger.error(method, 'an error occurred creating database:', err);
+        logger.error(method, 'The following connection error occurred:', err);
+        process.exit(1);
     });
 
 }