diff --git a/radioPlaylist.py b/radioPlaylist.py
index a954e91..8b9437e 100644
--- a/radioPlaylist.py
+++ b/radioPlaylist.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class PlaylistManager:
                     f.write(line + '\n')
                 except UnicodeEncodeError as e:
                     print("⚠️ Encoding error in line:", repr(line))
-                    raise
+                    exit()
     
     def is_file_item_in_playlist(self, file_item: FileItem, day: str, period: str, playlists: Dict) -> bool:
         """Check if ALL files from a FileItem are in the specified playlist."""