diff --git a/cmd/apply.go b/cmd/apply.go
index 789c3e3..3d867fc 100644
--- a/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/apply.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 )
 
 // applyOptions store apply command options
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func runApply(cmd *cobra.Command, options applyOptions) error {
 	resourceManager := &rm.ResourceManager{}
 
 	if err := resourceManager.Init(config); err != nil {
-		return err
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
 	resources := resourceManager.GetResources()
diff --git a/cmd/compare.go b/cmd/compare.go
index 9cf4f54..b663b2a 100644
--- a/cmd/compare.go
+++ b/cmd/compare.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func runCompare(cmd *cobra.Command, options compareOptions) error {
 	config.Merge(cfg)
 	resourceManager := &rm.ResourceManager{}
 	if err := resourceManager.Init(config); err != nil {
-		return err
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	changes, err := resourceManager.GetChanges()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -52,8 +51,12 @@ func runCompare(cmd *cobra.Command, options compareOptions) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	//print changes and exit with code 1
 	printCompareDiff(cmd.OutOrStdout(), changes)
-	return errors.New("end diff")
+	fmt.Println("end diff")
+	os.Exit(1)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func printCompareDiff(out io.Writer, changes []rm.ResourceChange) {
diff --git a/cmd/execute.go b/cmd/execute.go
index 3b3bbb1..1318748 100644
--- a/cmd/execute.go
+++ b/cmd/execute.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func runExecute(cmd *cobra.Command, options executeOptions) error {
 
 	resourceManager := &rm.ResourceManager{}
 	if err := resourceManager.Init(config); err != nil {
-		return err
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	client := resourceManager.GetClient()
 
diff --git a/cmd/inspect.go b/cmd/inspect.go
index fc47d00..0791dcf 100644
--- a/cmd/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/inspect.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	c "github.com/codilime/floodgate/config"
 	rm "github.com/codilime/floodgate/resourcemanager"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func runInspect(cmd *cobra.Command, options inspectOptions) error {
 	config.Merge(cfg)
 	resourceManager := &rm.ResourceManager{}
 	if err := resourceManager.Init(config); err != nil {
-		return err
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Current Spinnaker resource status:")
 	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "\nApplications:")
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index a0e9032..840b948 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func runSync(cmd *cobra.Command, options syncOptions) error {
 	config.Merge(cfg)
 	resourceManager := &rm.ResourceManager{}
 	if err := resourceManager.Init(config); err != nil {
-		return err
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	if options.dryRun {
 		changes, err := resourceManager.GetChanges()
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 1141572..5a2c3c8 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseDirectories(directories []string) (*ParsedResourceData, er
 	for _, entrypoint := range directories {
 		output, err := p.loadFilesFromDirectory(entrypoint)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			log.Warn(err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		objects = append(objects, output...)
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (p *Parser) loadFilesFromDirectory(entrypoint string) ([]map[string]interfa
 			}
 			obj, err := fileLoader.LoadFile(path)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(f.Name(), " not loaded due to\n", err)
-				return nil
+				log.Warn(f.Name(), " not loaded due to")
+				return err
 			}
 			objects = append(objects, obj...)
 			log.Debugf("Loaded file: %s", path)
diff --git a/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.go b/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.go
index aad3ad3..2cc2d3a 100644
--- a/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.go
+++ b/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.go
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ func (rm *ResourceManager) Init(config *c.Config, customOptions ...Option) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	rm.createResourcesFromData(resourceData)
+	err = rm.createResourcesFromData(resourceData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }