diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index c4216db9..728f99d6 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ int get_tlm_fox() {
     if ((sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) 
     { 
         printf("\n Socket creation error \n"); 
-        dataviz = 0; 
+        error = 1; 
     } 
    
     memset(&serv_addr, '0', sizeof(serv_addr));