diff --git a/internal/app/main.go b/internal/app/main.go
index 4974c125..f710195e 100644
--- a/internal/app/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/main.go
@@ -34,10 +34,18 @@ func Main() {
 	flags.readState(&s)
 	if len(s.GroupMap) > 0 {
 		s.TargetMap = s.getAppsInGroupsAsTargetMap()
+		if len(s.TargetMap) == 0 {
+			log.Info("No apps defined with -group flag were found, exiting...")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
 	}
 	if len(s.TargetMap) > 0 {
 		s.TargetApps = s.getAppsInTargetsOnly()
 		s.TargetNamespaces = s.getNamespacesInTargetsOnly()
+		if len(s.TargetApps) == 0 {
+			log.Info("No apps defined with -target flag were found, exiting...")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
 	}
 	settings = s.Settings
 	curContext = s.Context