diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0fee4533fc..e4ae1a4129 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
   - tools/travis/check_filedirs.sh tgstation.dme
-  - tools/travis/build_tools.sh
-  - tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
+  - tools/travis/build_tools.sh || travis_terminate
+  - tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh || travis_terminate
   - tools/travis/build_byond.sh