diff --git a/nsis/plugin.jelly b/nsis/plugin.jelly
index 079dc091..b39ad076 100644
--- a/nsis/plugin.jelly
+++ b/nsis/plugin.jelly
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <maven:get var="maven.dist.dir" plugin="maven-dist-plugin" property="maven.dist.dir"/>
     <mkdir dir="${maven.dist.dir}"/>
     <!-- call makensis.exe with the setup.nsi file -->
-    <ant:exec executable="${maven.nsis.exe}">
+    <ant:exec executable="${maven.nsis.exe}" failonerror="true">
       <arg value="/V2"/>
       <arg value="${script}"/>
     </ant:exec>