diff --git a/tools/batch_record_modification.pl b/tools/batch_record_modification.pl
index d16b5476a6..beb2b4c02c 100755
--- a/tools/batch_record_modification.pl
+++ b/tools/batch_record_modification.pl
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ unless ( @templates ) {
         errors => ['no_template_defined'],
     );
     output_html_with_http_headers $input, $cookie, $template->output;
+    exit;
 }
 
 if ( $mmtid ) {