diff --git a/sdk/documize/main.go b/sdk/documize/main.go
index a34c52fc..02d022ad 100644
--- a/sdk/documize/main.go
+++ b/sdk/documize/main.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2016 Documize Inc. <legal@documize.com>. All rights reserved.
 //
-// This software (Documize Community Edition) is licensed under 
+// This software (Documize Community Edition) is licensed under
 // GNU AGPL v3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
 //
 // You can operate outside the AGPL restrictions by purchasing
 // Documize Enterprise Edition and obtaining a commercial license
-// by contacting <sales@documize.com>. 
+// by contacting <sales@documize.com>.
 //
 // https://documize.com
 
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ func main() {
 		flagSet.String("folder", "", "the Documize folder to use"),
 		flagSet.String("action", "load", "the Documize action to take")
 
-	flagSet.Parse(os.Args[1:])
+	if err := flagSet.Parse(os.Args[1:]); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("unable to parse Documize arguments:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	if *url == "" {
 		fmt.Println("Please set the environment variable DOCUMIZEAPI or use the -api flag")