diff --git a/env.c b/env.c
index 864e831..be2a228 100644
--- a/env.c
+++ b/env.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <errno.h>
+#include "error.h"
 #include "env.h"
 
 static char base[4096];
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ const char* env_get_dir() {
 	if (!*base) {
 		get_base();
 		if (mkdir(base, 0700) < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "unable to create '%s': %s\n",
+			fatal("Unable to create '%s': %s\n",
 				base, strerror(errno));
-			exit(1);
 		}
 	}
 	return base;