diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 8db79f4..63687d6 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #define HASH_NOCASE 1
 #define HASH_DEFAULT 0
 
+#define SOFT_FAIL 0
+#define HARD_FAIL 1
+
 void mylog(int level, char *fmt, ...);
 void _mylog(int level, char *fmt, va_list ap);
 void fatal(char *fmt, ...);