diff --git a/plugins/currency/bitcoin/bitcoind_ b/plugins/currency/bitcoin/bitcoind_
index 5d110479..142382ce 100755
--- a/plugins/currency/bitcoin/bitcoind_
+++ b/plugins/currency/bitcoin/bitcoind_
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ def main():
             return
         else:
             # TODO: Better way to report errors to Munin-node.
-            raise ValueError("Could not connect to Bitcoin server.")
+            print("Could not connect to Bitcoin server.", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     if request_var in ('transactions', 'block_age'):
         (info, error) = bitcoin.getblockhash(info['blocks'])
@@ -180,9 +181,9 @@ class Options(dict):
             if self.get(name) is None:
                 missing.append(name)
         if len(missing) > 0:
-            raise ValueError("Missing required setting%s: %s." %
-                             ('s' if len(missing) > 1 else '',
-                              ', '.join(missing)))
+            print("Missing required setting%s: %s."
+                  % ('s' if len(missing) > 1 else '', ', '.join(missing)), file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 
 class ServiceProxy(object):