diff --git a/libweave/examples/ubuntu/prerequisites.sh b/libweave/examples/ubuntu/prerequisites.sh
index 8d669a9..d4f12a1 100755
--- a/libweave/examples/ubuntu/prerequisites.sh
+++ b/libweave/examples/ubuntu/prerequisites.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   libexpat1-dev \
   libtool \
   ninja-build \
+  || exit 1
 
 mkdir -p $ROOT_DIR/third_party/lib $ROOT_DIR/third_party/include 2> /dev/null