--- /etc/init.d/nginx.bak       2015-10-13 15:16:05.825274725 +0000
+++ /etc/init.d/nginx   2015-10-13 15:28:28.595936328 +0000
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@
                do_start
                case "$?" in
                        0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-                       2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+                       2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1
+                         exit 1
+                       ;;
                esac
                ;;
        stop)