diff --git a/src/dragon/shscripts/building b/src/dragon/shscripts/building
index c0af05c15..cad770dbc 100644
--- a/src/dragon/shscripts/building
+++ b/src/dragon/shscripts/building
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ build()
     fi
 
     projroot="$(dirname "$DRAGON_DATA_DIR")"
-    env $'NINJA_STATUS=\x1b[1;34m[Dragon] \x1b[35m[%f/%t] \x1b[34m(%e)\x1b[0m ' CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -j$JOBS $NINJA_ARGS || cleanbuildfail $projroot
-    env $'NINJA_STATUS=\x1b[1;34m[Dragon] \x1b[34m>>>\x1b[0m ' CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -j$JOBS stage $NINJA_ARGS || cleanbuildfail $projroot
+    env $'NINJA_STATUS=\x1b[1;34m[Dragon] \x1b[35m[%f/%t] \x1b[34m(%e)\x1b[0m ' CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -j$JOBS $NINJA_ARGS || cleanbuildfail $projroot; drexit 1
+    env $'NINJA_STATUS=\x1b[1;34m[Dragon] \x1b[34m>>>\x1b[0m ' CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -j$JOBS stage $NINJA_ARGS || cleanbuildfail $projroot; drexit 1
 
     if [[ $exportt -eq 1 ]]; then
         prefix_print "Generating compile_commands.json"