diff --git a/script/build.py b/script/build.py
index 42fc24b6d2c8..1dd60deffe17 100755
--- a/script/build.py
+++ b/script/build.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ def main():
   args = parse_args()
   for config in args.configuration:
     build_path = os.path.join('out', config)
-    subprocess.call([ninja, '-C', build_path, args.target])
+    ret = subprocess.call([ninja, '-C', build_path, args.target])
+    if ret != 0:
+      sys.exit(ret)
 
 
 def parse_args():
diff --git a/script/update.py b/script/update.py
index 0e958375667d..61eb4088be5d 100755
--- a/script/update.py
+++ b/script/update.py
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ def update_gyp():
     if sys.platform == 'cygwin':
       # Force using win32 python on cygwin.
       python = os.path.join('vendor', 'python_26', 'python.exe')
-  subprocess.call([python, gyp,
-                   '-f', 'ninja', '--depth', '.', 'atom.gyp',
-                   '-Icommon.gypi', '-Ivendor/brightray/brightray.gypi',
-                   '-Dlinux_clang=0',  # Disable brightray's clang setting
-                   '-Dtarget_arch={0}'.format(arch),
-                   '-Dlibrary=static_library'])
+
+  ret = subprocess.call([python, gyp,
+                         '-f', 'ninja', '--depth', '.', 'atom.gyp',
+                         '-Icommon.gypi', '-Ivendor/brightray/brightray.gypi',
+                         '-Dlinux_clang=0',  # Disable brightray's clang setting
+                         '-Dtarget_arch={0}'.format(arch),
+                         '-Dlibrary=static_library'])
+  if ret != 0:
+    sys.exit(ret)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':