diff --git a/src/Connector/ElFinderConnector.php b/src/Connector/ElFinderConnector.php
index 0feb73c..d60ca2e 100644
--- a/src/Connector/ElFinderConnector.php
+++ b/src/Connector/ElFinderConnector.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public function run($queryParameters = null)
         if (null === $queryParameters) {
             $queryParameters = $_GET;
         }
-        exit(json_encode($this->execute($queryParameters)));
+        return $this->execute($queryParameters);
     }
 
     public function execute($queryParameters)
diff --git a/src/Loader/ElFinderLoader.php b/src/Loader/ElFinderLoader.php
index 7758535..79f96ff 100644
--- a/src/Loader/ElFinderLoader.php
+++ b/src/Loader/ElFinderLoader.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function load(Request $request)
         if ($this->config['corsSupport']) {
             return $connector->execute($request->query->all());
         } else {
-            $connector->run($request->query->all());
+            return $connector->run($request->query->all());
         }
     }