diff --git a/utils/scripts/eqemu_update.pl b/utils/scripts/eqemu_update.pl
index 0c34cec39..dea7834d8 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/eqemu_update.pl
+++ b/utils/scripts/eqemu_update.pl
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ if($ARGV[0] eq "installer"){
 	exit;
 }
 
-if($ARGV[0] eq "db_dump_compress"){ database_dump_compress(); }
+if($ARGV[0] eq "db_dump_compress"){ database_dump_compress(); exit; }
 if($ARGV[0] eq "login_server_setup"){
 	do_windows_login_server_setup();	
 	exit;