diff --git a/internal/bbsimctl/commands/logging.go b/internal/bbsimctl/commands/logging.go
index 42e4771..b9a66b7 100644
--- a/internal/bbsimctl/commands/logging.go
+++ b/internal/bbsimctl/commands/logging.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 	pb "github.com/opencord/bbsim/api/bbsim"
 	"github.com/opencord/bbsim/internal/bbsimctl/config"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 }
 
 func RegisterLoggingCommands(parent *flags.Parser) {
-	parent.AddCommand("log", "set bbsim log level", "Commands to set the log level", &LoggingOptions{})
+	_, _ = parent.AddCommand("log", "set bbsim log level", "Commands to set the log level", &LoggingOptions{})
 }
 
 func (options *LoggingOptions) Execute(args []string) error {
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@
 
 	logLevel, err := c.SetLogLevel(ctx, &req)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not set log level: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("New log settings:")
 	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\tLevel: %s", logLevel.Level))
 	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\tReportCaller: %t", logLevel.Caller))