diff --git a/src/security.c b/src/security.c
index 9f388dea..a3e1528a 100644
--- a/src/security.c
+++ b/src/security.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ int mosquitto_security_module_init(struct mosquitto_db *db)
 				if(rc){
 					log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR,
 							"Error: Authentication plugin returned %d when initialising.", rc);
+					return rc;
 				}
-				return rc;
 			}
 		}
 	}