diff --git a/download/config.go b/download/config.go
index 616bae09..646e4944 100644
--- a/download/config.go
+++ b/download/config.go
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ func (s *StorageType) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 
 // Config is the config file format for the upload service
 type Config struct {
-	Version int             `json:"version"`
-	Type    StorageType     `json:"type"`
-	Timeout Duration        `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
-	Sub     json.RawMessage `json:"sub"`
+	Version       int             `json:"version"`
+	Type          StorageType     `json:"type"`
+	Timeout       Duration        `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	ExitOnFailure bool            `json:"exit_on_failure,omitempty"`
+	Sub           json.RawMessage `json:"sub"`
 }
 
 // Unmarshal unmarshals the config file and returns the config and subconfig
diff --git a/download/config_test.go b/download/config_test.go
index efe00314..39d4c274 100644
--- a/download/config_test.go
+++ b/download/config_test.go
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			`),
 			expectedCfg: &Config{
-				Version: 1,
-				Type:    "s3",
-				Timeout: 30 * Duration(time.Second),
+				Version:       1,
+				Type:          "s3",
+				Timeout:       30 * Duration(time.Second),
+				ExitOnFailure: false,
 			},
 			expectedS3: &aws.S3Config{
 				AccessKeyID:     "test_id",
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
                         {
                                 "version": 1,
                                 "type": "s3",
+								"exit_on_failure": true,
                                 "sub": {
                                         "access_key_id": "test_id",
                                         "secret_access_key": "test_secret",
@@ -162,9 +164,10 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
                         }
                         `),
 			expectedCfg: &Config{
-				Version: 1,
-				Type:    "s3",
-				Timeout: Duration(30 * time.Second),
+				Version:       1,
+				Type:          "s3",
+				Timeout:       Duration(30 * time.Second),
+				ExitOnFailure: true,
 			},
 			expectedS3: &aws.S3Config{
 				AccessKeyID:     "test_id",