diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		v=$OPTARG
 		eval val=\$${v}
 		echo ${v}=\"${val}\"
-		exit 0
+		VARS_ONLY=1
 		;;
 	esac
 done