diff --git a/zsh/functions.zsh b/zsh/functions.zsh
index 2ff3ad3..e88c794 100644
--- a/zsh/functions.zsh
+++ b/zsh/functions.zsh
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ vfind() {
 recover() {
     if [ -f $1 ]; then
         echo >&2 Cannot recover an existing file...
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
 
     BACKUP_PATH=~/.vim/backups/`echo $PWD/$1 | tr '/' '%'`
 
     if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_PATH" ]; then
         echo >&2 Backup not found...
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     cp $BACKUP_PATH $1