diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   char *datadir;
   char *server;
   char *username;
+  char *hostname;
   cfg_opt_t myopts[] = {
     CFG_SIMPLE_STR("username", &username),
     CFG_SIMPLE_STR("datadir", &datadir),
     CFG_SIMPLE_STR("server", &server),
+    CFG_SIMPLE_STR("hostname", &hostname),
     CFG_END()
   };
   cfg_t * my_cfg;
@@ -109,8 +111,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 
   /* Notifies the user if there no username in .conf */
-  if(username == NULL || strcmp(username, "!username") == 0 )
+  if(username == NULL || strcmp(username, "!username") == 0 ) {
     fprintf(stderr, "\nPlease ensure that your username is present in distrenslave.conf\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
   else
     if( username != NULL || strcmp(username, "!username") != 0 )
       {