diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4034e4a..a3205bd 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int create_socket(struct setting const *settings)
 
 static int preload(struct setting const *settings, int sockfd, char const *packet, size_t packet_size)
 {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < settings->preload; i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; loop && i < settings->preload; i++)
     {
         if (sendto(sockfd, packet, packet_size, 0,  (struct sockaddr *) &settings->dest.ip, sizeof(settings->dest.ip)) == -1)
             return 1;