diff --git a/applyPatches.sh b/applyPatches.sh
index be46ee21b1..029aad9ee6 100755
--- a/applyPatches.sh
+++ b/applyPatches.sh
@@ -40,11 +40,23 @@ function applyPatch {
 pushd Spigot
 basedir=$basedir/Spigot
 # Apply Spigot
-applyPatch ../Bukkit Spigot-API HEAD && applyPatch ../CraftBukkit Spigot-Server patched
+(
+	applyPatch ../Bukkit Spigot-API HEAD &&
+	applyPatch ../CraftBukkit Spigot-Server patched
+) || (
+	echo "Failed to apply Spigot Patches"
+	exit 1
+) || exit 1
 # Move out of Spigot
 popd
 basedir=$(dirname "$basedir")
 
 # Apply paper
-applyPatch Spigot/Spigot-API Paper-API HEAD && applyPatch Spigot/Spigot-Server Paper-Server HEAD
+(
+	applyPatch Spigot/Spigot-API Paper-API HEAD &&
+	applyPatch Spigot/Spigot-Server Paper-Server HEAD
+) || (
+	echo "Failed to apply Paper Patches"
+	exit 1
+) || exit 1
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 3b5cc2e147..00eb9131e1 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-git submodule update --init && ./remap.sh && ./decompile.sh && ./init.sh && ./applyPatches.sh
+(git submodule update --init && ./remap.sh && ./decompile.sh && ./init.sh && ./applyPatches.sh) || (
+	echo "Failed to build Paper"
+	exit 1
+) || exit 1
 if [ "$1" == "--jar" ]; then
-	mvn clean install && ./paperclip.sh
+	(mvn clean install && ./paperclip.sh) || exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index ee291e15ff..1def2965d2 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ do
     "$patch" -s -d src/main/java/ "net/minecraft/server/$file" < "$patchFile"
 done
 
-git add src >/dev/null 2>&1
-git commit -m "CraftBukkit $ $(date)" >/dev/null 2>&1
-git checkout -f HEAD^ >/dev/null 2>&1
+git add src >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
+git commit -m "CraftBukkit $ $(date)" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
+git checkout -f HEAD^ >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1