diff --git a/src/rktl_sim/rktl_sim/sim_simulator.py b/src/rktl_sim/rktl_sim/sim_simulator.py
index 549f555b..330e92e3 100755
--- a/src/rktl_sim/rktl_sim/sim_simulator.py
+++ b/src/rktl_sim/rktl_sim/sim_simulator.py
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ def __init__(self):
         else:
             #rospy.signal_shutdown('unknown sim mode set "{}"'.format(mode))
             self.node.destroy_node()#f'unknown sim mode set "{mode}"')
+            return
+
 
 
         self.cmd_lock = Lock()
         self.reset_lock = Lock()
         self.car_cmd = (0.0, 0.0)
 
+        
         #render_enabled = self.get_sim_param('~render', secondParam=False)
         #self.status_pub = rospy.Publisher('match_status', MatchStatus, queue_size=1)
         self.status_pub = self.node.create_publisher(MatchStatus, 'match_status', 1)
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         elif self.mode == SimulatorMode.IDEAL:
             #self.ball_odom_pub = rospy.Publisher('/ball/odom', Odometry, queue_size=1)
             self.ball_odom_pub = self.node.create_publisher(Odometry, '/ball/odom', 1)
-
+        
         # Services
         # rospy.Service('sim_reset_car_and_ball', Empty, self.reset_cb)
         # rospy.Service('sim_reset_ball', Empty, self.reset_ball_cb)
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                 rate.sleep()
             except rclpy.ROSInterruptException:
                 pass
+        
 
 
     def check_urdf(self, urdf_path):