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diff --git a/client/go/util/just_exit.go b/client/go/util/just_exit.go
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+// Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+// Author: arnej
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/client/go/trace"
+)
+
+type JustExitError struct {
+	err error
+	msg string
+}
+
+func (j *JustExitError) String() string {
+	if j.err != nil {
+		if j.msg == "" {
+			return j.err.Error()
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", j.msg, j.err.Error())
+	}
+	if j.msg == "" {
+		panic(j)
+	}
+	return j.msg
+}
+
+func (j *JustExitError) Error() string {
+	return j.String()
+}
+
+func JustExitMsg(message string) {
+	trace.Trace("just exit with message")
+	j := JustExitError{
+		err: nil,
+		msg: message,
+	}
+	panic(&j)
+}
+
+func JustExitWith(e error) {
+	trace.Trace("just exit with error")
+	j := JustExitError{
+		err: e,
+		msg: "",
+	}
+	panic(&j)
+}