diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 46c8af9b..0f613601 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15349,3 +15349,6 @@
 2016-07-21 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Added a 'setcomment' command to rdclilogedit(1).
 	* Added a 'setlabel' command to rdclilogedit(1).
+2016-07-21 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Implemented '!' override character in rdclilogedit(1) for the
+	'exit' command.
diff --git a/utils/rdclilogedit/rdclilogedit.cpp b/utils/rdclilogedit/rdclilogedit.cpp
index 97d0107d..122a0db2 100644
--- a/utils/rdclilogedit/rdclilogedit.cpp
+++ b/utils/rdclilogedit/rdclilogedit.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,13 @@ void MainObject::DispatchCommand(QString cmd)
   // No loaded log needed for these
   //
   if((verb=="exit")||(verb=="quit")||(verb=="bye")) {
-    exit(0);
+    if(overwrite) {
+      exit(0);
+    }
+    else {
+      OverwriteError(verb);
+    }
+    processed=true;
   }
 
   if((verb=="help")||(verb=="?")) {