diff --git a/src/ldaptool/search/config.py b/src/ldaptool/search/config.py
index 7c99562..3f9b490 100644
--- a/src/ldaptool/search/config.py
+++ b/src/ldaptool/search/config.py
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ class Keyringer(PasswordManager):
             check=True,
             encoding="utf-8",
         )
-        return result.stdout.strip()
+        password = result.stdout.strip()
+        if "Nothing matches , try again." in password:
+            raise SystemExit(f"No password stored for {secretname}")
+        return password
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass