diff --git a/Publish.bat b/Publish.bat
index ca137c7..6e2fff9 100644
--- a/Publish.bat
+++ b/Publish.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 rem move to the script directory
 cd /d "%~dp0"
 rem build the mod
-dotnet build
+dotnet build || exit /b
 rem zip the mod
 cd ./bin/Debug/net6.0
 for /F %%p in ('dir /b "*.dll"') do (set file=%%p)
diff --git a/Publish.sh b/Publish.sh
index 5ba17c8..62425c4 100644
--- a/Publish.sh
+++ b/Publish.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # move to the script directory
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 # build the mod
-dotnet build
+dotnet build || exit
 # zip the mod
 cd ./bin/Debug/net6.0
 file=$(find *.dll -print)
diff --git a/Run.bat b/Run.bat
index 266e1a5..e125f06 100644
--- a/Run.bat
+++ b/Run.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 rem move to the script directory
 cd /d "%~dp0"
 rem build the mod
-dotnet build
+dotnet build || exit /b
 rem copy the mod to the mods folder
 robocopy ./bin/Debug/net6.0/ "%LOCALAPPDATA%/Tiny Life/Mods" /e /is
 rem run the game
diff --git a/Run.sh b/Run.sh
index b1858b5..c9a3c80 100644
--- a/Run.sh
+++ b/Run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # move to the script directory
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 # build the mod
-dotnet build
+dotnet build || exit
 # copy the mod to the mods folder
 cp -r ./bin/Debug/net6.0/* "$HOME/.local/share/Tiny Life/Mods"
 # run the game