diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_get.c b/examples/zephyr/z_get.c
index ff4498b48..c56049899 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_get.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_get.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_session_t s;
     if (z_open(&s, z_move(config), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to open session!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_view_keyexpr_from_str_unchecked(&ke, KEYEXPR);
         if (z_get(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), "", z_move(callback), &opts) < 0) {
             printf("Unable to send query.\n");
-            exit(-1);
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c b/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
index ce91c4d38..4f9f063b7 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_session_t s;
     if (z_open(&s, z_move(config), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to open session!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_publisher_t pub;
     if (z_declare_publisher(z_loan(s), &pub, z_loan(ke), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to declare publisher for key expression!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_pull.c b/examples/zephyr/z_pull.c
index 06562eed6..e3be5f345 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_pull.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_pull.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_session_t s;
     if (z_open(&s, z_move(config), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to open session!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (zp_start_read_task(z_loan_mut(s), NULL) < 0 || zp_start_lease_task(z_loan_mut(s), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to start read and lease tasks\n");
         z_session_drop(z_session_move(&s));
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
 
     printf("Declaring Subscriber on '%s'...\n", KEYEXPR);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_view_keyexpr_from_str(&ke, KEYEXPR);
     if (z_declare_subscriber(z_loan(s), &sub, z_loan(ke), z_move(closure), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to declare subscriber.\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
 
     printf("Pulling data every %zu ms... Ring size: %zd\n", INTERVAL, SIZE);
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_queryable.c b/examples/zephyr/z_queryable.c
index 15a268a47..1eafda347 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_queryable.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_queryable.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_session_t s;
     if (z_open(&s, z_move(config), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to open session!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_view_keyexpr_from_str_unchecked(&ke, KEYEXPR);
     if (z_declare_queryable(z_loan(s), &qable, z_loan(ke), z_move(callback), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to declare queryable.\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
     printf("Zenoh setup finished!\n");
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_sub.c b/examples/zephyr/z_sub.c
index b63917367..c49668b3c 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_sub.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_sub.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_session_t s;
     if (z_open(&s, z_move(config), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to open session!\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK\n");
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_subscriber_t sub;
     if (z_declare_subscriber(z_loan(s), &sub, z_loan(ke), z_move(callback), NULL) < 0) {
         printf("Unable to declare subscriber.\n");
-        exit(-1);
+        return -1;
     }
     printf("OK!\n");