diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe0fa01..1a58fc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Dieses Projekt implementiert ein flexibles und robustes VPN-Überwachungsskript,
    chmod +x functions/*.sh
    ```
 
-4. Passe die `config.conf` Datei an:
+4. Kopiere `config.conf.sample` zu `config.conf` und passe die Datei an:
    - Definiere Netzwerkinterface, Schwellenwerte, Datenbankeinstellungen, SSH-Details und Logdateipfad.
 
 5. (Optional) Füge die Logrotation hinzu:
diff --git a/config.conf b/config.conf.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from config.conf
rename to config.conf.sample
diff --git a/functions/network_check.sh b/functions/network_check.sh
index c6a720f..dad9230 100644
--- a/functions/network_check.sh
+++ b/functions/network_check.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ function check_network_traffic() {
     if (( $(echo "$avg_inbound < $THRESHOLD_INBOUND" | bc -l) )) || (( $(echo "$avg_outbound < $THRESHOLD_OUTBOUND" | bc -l) )); then
         log_critical "Network traffic below thresholds. Avg In: $avg_inbound KB/s, Avg Out: $avg_outbound KB/s."
         restart_service
+        exit 2  # Exit with error status if thresholds are not met
     else
         log_info "Network traffic is above thresholds. Avg In: $avg_inbound KB/s, Avg Out: $avg_outbound KB/s."
+        exit 0  # Exit with success status
     fi
 }