diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1f6a214..4e6d265 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ var (
 	ProgramConfig             Config
 )
 
-func print_fatal_error(err ...string) {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-	os.Exit(1)
-}
-
 func ReadConfig(filename string) (Config, error) {
 	config := &Config{}
 
@@ -335,7 +330,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("Creating config file:", configFile)
 		f, err := os.Create(configFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			print_fatal_error("Failed to create config file")
+			panic("Failed to create config file")
 		}
 		fmt.Println("Created config file:", configFile)
 
@@ -343,7 +338,7 @@ func main() {
 		_, err = f.WriteString(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)
 		if err != nil {
 			f.Close()
-			print_fatal_error("Failed to write to config file: ", configFile)
+			panic("Failed to write to config file: " + configFile)
 		}
 		f.Close()
 
@@ -353,7 +348,7 @@ func main() {
 	var err error
 	ProgramConfig, err = ReadConfig(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		print_fatal_error("Failed to read config file")
+		panic("Failed to read config file")
 	}
 
 	ProgramConfig.imageLocation = appDirectory + "Eye-Reminder-Icon.png"
@@ -362,7 +357,7 @@ func main() {
 		DownloadFile(ProgramConfig.imageLocation, EYE_REMINDER_ICON_URL)
 		fmt.Println("Downloaded icon")
 	} else if err != nil {
-		print_fatal_error("Failed to check if ", ProgramConfig.imageLocation, " exists.")
+		panic("Failed to check if " + ProgramConfig.imageLocation + " exists.")
 	}
 
 	systrayOnExit := func() {