diff --git a/apatch b/apatch
index 6474af3..ff60a54 100755
--- a/apatch
+++ b/apatch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ startdir="$PWD"
 [ -f APKBUILD ] || ( echo "please run this in a package directory"; exit 1 )
 [ "$1" != "" ] || ( echo "usage: apatch <patch name>"; exit 1 )
 
-abuild clean fetch unpack prepare
+abuild clean fetch unpack prepare || exit 1
 
 # obtain builddir
 . APKBUILD