diff --git a/src/analysis/hmr.cpp b/src/analysis/hmr.cpp
index ea9455f8..c26a564e 100644
--- a/src/analysis/hmr.cpp
+++ b/src/analysis/hmr.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ main_hmr(int argc, const char **argv) {
         if (!summary_out) throw runtime_error("failed to open: " + summary_file);
         summary_out << hmr_summary({}).tostring() << endl;
       }
-      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     // separate the regions by chrom and by desert, and eliminate
@@ -615,9 +615,5 @@ main_hmr(int argc, const char **argv) {
     cerr << e.what() << endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
-  catch (std::bad_alloc &ba) {
-    cerr << "ERROR: could not allocate memory" << endl;
-    return EXIT_FAILURE;
-  }
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }