diff --git a/plugins/currency/zcash/zcash_flypool_hashrate_ b/plugins/currency/zcash/zcash_flypool_hashrate_
index 06bb397d..390ec069 100755
--- a/plugins/currency/zcash/zcash_flypool_hashrate_
+++ b/plugins/currency/zcash/zcash_flypool_hashrate_
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ try:
     mining_stats_raw = urlopen(mining_req, timeout=15)
 except IOError as exc:
     print("Failed to request Flypool API: {}".format(exc), file=sys.stderr)
-
+    sys.exit(9)
 
 try:
     mining_stats = json.load(mining_stats_raw)