diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
index f7b7518316..c2d7446934 100755
--- a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class LdapSync extends Command
         // If LDAP enabled isn't set to 1 (ldap_enabled!=1) then we should cut this short immediately without going any further
         if (Setting::getSettings()->ldap_enabled!='1') {
             $this->error('LDAP is not enabled. Aborting. See Settings > LDAP to enable it.');
+            exit();
         }
 
         ini_set('max_execution_time', env('LDAP_TIME_LIM', 600)); //600 seconds = 10 minutes