diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index 4e3b1bd..17187fd 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ impl NetgroupWithName {
         };
 
         if unsafe { setnetgrent(netgroup_name.as_ptr() as *const c_char) } != 1 {
-            anyhow::bail!("Error: Could not open netgroup {}", self.name);
+            //setnetgrent returns 0 if the netgroup cannot be found
+            return Ok(results);
         }
-
         let mut buffer = vec![0 as c_char; 4096];
         let mut host: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();
         let mut user: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();