diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/rocdecdecode.cpp b/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/rocdecdecode.cpp
index 99927537b9..e2e52532e9 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/rocdecdecode.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/rocdecdecode.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) inline void report_error(
                 << file_name << ":" << line)
      << ... << std::forward<Args>(args))
         << std::endl;
-    std::abort();
+    std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 //hardcoding for this sample
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void create_decoder(DecoderInfo& dec_info) {
     // this will get changed in reconfigure when the sequence header is parsed from the stream to detect the actual video parameters
     create_info.chroma_format = rocDecVideoChromaFormat_420;
     create_info.output_format = rocDecVideoSurfaceFormat_NV12;
-    create_info.bit_depth_minus_8 = 2;
+    create_info.bit_depth_minus_8 = 0;
     create_info.num_output_surfaces = 1;
     CHECK(rocDecCreateDecoder(&dec_info.decoder, &create_info));
 }