diff --git a/bigbluebutton-apps/vm-build-debug.sh b/bigbluebutton-apps/vm-build-debug.sh
index f062afdf7e04..6583ec2f3462 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-apps/vm-build-debug.sh
+++ b/bigbluebutton-apps/vm-build-debug.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ sudo /etc/init.d/red5 stop
 
 # build
 cd ~/dev/source/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton-apps
-gradle resolveDeps war deploy
+gradle resolveDeps war deploy || exit
 
 # run
 cd /usr/share/red5/
-sudo -u red5 ./red5.sh 
+sudo -u red5 ./red5.sh || exit
 
 #return to working dir
 popd