diff --git a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
index 2f25824..20e8337 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ func NewNotifier(c *cobra.Command) *Notifier {
 	acceptedLogLevels := slackrus.LevelThreshold(logLevel)
 
 	// Parse types and create notifiers.
-	types, _ := f.GetStringSlice("notifications")
-
+	types, err := f.GetStringSlice("notifications")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithField("could not read notifications argument", log.Fields{ "Error": err }).Fatal()
+	}
 	for _, t := range types {
 		var tn ty.Notifier
 		switch t {