diff --git a/crates/amaru/src/bin/amaru/cmd/daemon.rs b/crates/amaru/src/bin/amaru/cmd/daemon.rs
index b093d8c..5391a72 100644
--- a/crates/amaru/src/bin/amaru/cmd/daemon.rs
+++ b/crates/amaru/src/bin/amaru/cmd/daemon.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 }
 
 pub async fn run(args: Args, counter: Counter<u64>) -> miette::Result<()> {
+    panic!("sample panic for testing");
     let config = parse_args(args, counter)?;
 
     let client = Arc::new(Mutex::new(