diff --git a/usr/bin/arch-create-system b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
index aafe465..fc36df2 100755
--- a/usr/bin/arch-create-system
+++ b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ create_fs_structure () {
 	printf "${MAGENTA}Run ${GREEN}'%s'${NO_COLOR}\n" "$cmd"
 	eval "$cmd"
 	if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
-	    return 1
+	    die "Can't mount root filesystem ${PREFIX}-${LABEL}"
 	fi
     fi