diff --git a/scripts/helper_functions.sh b/scripts/helper_functions.sh
index efeb5c34b..96db82ad2 100644
--- a/scripts/helper_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/helper_functions.sh
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ broadcast_command() {
     # Replaces spaces with underscore
     local message="${1// /_}"
     if [[ $TEXT = *[![:ascii:]]* ]]; then
-        LogWarn "Broadcast message contains non-ascii characters: \"${message}\""
-    fi
-    if ! RCON "broadcast ${message}"; then
+        LogWarn "Unable to broadcast since the message contains non-ascii characters: \"${message}\""
+        return_val=1
+    elif ! RCON "broadcast ${message}"; then
         return_val=1
     fi
     return "$return_val"