diff --git a/example/ALL_Staggered_f.F90 b/example/ALL_Staggered_f.F90
index d316a11c64dbc19ae89808a47a4c72a19f9e74c3..b2c93ccdcc01532c6879185df0445be450f07a2a 100644
--- a/example/ALL_Staggered_f.F90
+++ b/example/ALL_Staggered_f.F90
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ contains
                 write(stdout, '(a)') error_msg
                 ! Maybe also abort if the output is necesssary or handle this
                 ! some other way.
+                stop
             endif
 #endif
             call jall%balance()
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ contains
             write(stdout, '(a)') error_msg
             ! Maybe also abort if the output is necesssary or handle this
             ! some other way.
+            stop
         endif
 #endif