diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2421dec..04f8bf4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ func main() {
   err := godotenv.Load()
 
   if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
+    log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
   }
 
   databaseUrl := os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ func main() {
   dbconfig, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(databaseUrl)
   if err != nil {
     log.Fatalf("Unable to parse db config: %v", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
   }
 
   dbconfig.AfterConnect = func(ctx context.Context, conn *pgx.Conn) error {
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ func main() {
   dbpool, err := pgxpool.New(context.Background(), databaseUrl)
   if err != nil {
     log.Fatalf("Unable to create connection pool: %v", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
   }
   defer dbpool.Close()
 
@@ -107,6 +104,8 @@ func main() {
     }
   }
 
+  log.Print("Migrations complete")
+
   // set up repositories
   todoRepository := repositories.NewPostgresTodoRepository(dbpool)