diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 554afc7..da4cc40 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ require (JIRAFEAU_ROOT . 'lib/template/header.php');
 
 check_errors ();
 if (has_error ())
+{
     show_errors ();
-
+    require (JIRAFEAU_ROOT . 'lib/template/footer.php');
+    exit;
+}
 ?>
 <div id="upload_finished">
     <p>
diff --git a/script.php b/script.php
index 1d11050..6fd8626 100755
--- a/script.php
+++ b/script.php
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "GET" && count ($_GET) == 0)
     require (JIRAFEAU_ROOT . 'lib/template/header.php');
     check_errors ();
     if (has_error ())
+    {
         show_errors ();
+        require (JIRAFEAU_ROOT . 'lib/template/footer.php');
+        exit;
+    }
     echo '<div class="info">';
     echo '<h2>' . t('Welcome to Jirafeau\'s query interface') . '</h2>';
     echo '<p>';