diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/create-addon.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/create-addon.js
index d79d9c1d..caa5f16a 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/create-addon.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/create-addon.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { getAddonEndpoint, handleResponse } from './util/requests.js';
 
     handleResponse({ response, operation: 'Addon creation' });
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`${chalk.red('Addon creation failed:')}, ${err}`);
+    console.error(chalk.red('Addon creation failed:'), err);
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 })();
diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy-prod.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy-prod.js
index 4cec6b1c..ba6b61da 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy-prod.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy-prod.js
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ const activateCustomModuleExecutable = async (
             );
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          console.log(`${chalk.red('Upload failed, status code:')} ${err}`);
+          console.error(chalk.red('Could not deploy app:'), err);
+          process.exit(1);
         }
       }
     );
diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy.js
index e81be5a4..6c741d40 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/deploy.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { getFullAppId } from './util/id.js';
 
     handleResponse({ response, operation: 'Upload' });
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(`${chalk.red('Upload failed, status code:')} ${err}`);
+    console.error(chalk.red('Could not deploy app:'), err);
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 })();
diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/dev.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/dev.js
index eeb7dc61..267fb5f0 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/dev.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/dev.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import webpack from 'webpack';
 import { copyChunksToResources } from './util/copychunks.js';
 import { getDirname } from '../util/dirname.js';
 import { getFullAppId } from './util/id.js';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 const __dirname = getDirname(import.meta.url);
 
@@ -51,11 +52,16 @@ const SPAWN_PROPERTIES = {
         copyChunksToResources(properties.BUILD_DIR_PATH);
 
         spawn.sync('node', [SITEVISION_SCRIPTS_PATH, 'zip'], SPAWN_PROPERTIES);
-        spawn.sync(
+        const result = spawn.sync(
           'node',
           [SITEVISION_SCRIPTS_PATH, 'deploy', 'force'],
           SPAWN_PROPERTIES
         );
+
+        if (result.status !== 0) {
+          console.error(`${chalk.red('Could not deploy app, stopping watch')}`);
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/sign.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/sign.js
index 3f8c41af..c835b039 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/sign.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/sign.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import { getFullAppId } from './util/id.js';
       }
     } catch (err) {
       console.log(`${chalk.red('Signing failed with error:')} ${err}`);
+      process.exit(1);
     }
   });
 })();
diff --git a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/util/requests.js b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/util/requests.js
index dc88ab8e..a4c9a051 100644
--- a/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/util/requests.js
+++ b/packages/sitevision-scripts/scripts/util/requests.js
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ export const handleResponse = async ({ response, operation }) => {
   }
 
   if (json) {
-    console.log(
+    throw new Error(
       `${chalk.red(`${operation} failed:`)} \n${JSON.stringify(json, null, 2)}`
     );
   } else {
-    console.log(
+    throw new Error(
       `${chalk.red(`${operation} failed with status:`)} ${
         response.status
       } ${getHintByErrorCode(response.status)}`