diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/index.php b/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
index d749755b6..5ddad8bb4 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ else {
     // been neg-cached - redirect to a 404 instead until the NFS cache is updated
     if (strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'], "airtime.pro") !== false) {
         header($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'] . ' 404 Page Not Found', true, 404);
+        exit;
     }
     $airtimeSetup = true;
     require_once(SETUP_PATH . 'setup-config.php');