diff --git a/src/bee-install.sh.in b/src/bee-install.sh.in
index b01adbd..647a5a3 100644
--- a/src/bee-install.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-install.sh.in
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ function do_install_file() {
         --transform="s,^META$,${BEE_METADIR}/${pkg}/META," \
         --transform="s,^PATCHES,${BEE_METADIR}/${pkg}/PATCHES," \
         --transform="s,^DEPENDENCIES$,${BEE_METADIR}/${pkg}/DEPENDENCIES.deprecated," \
-        --show-transformed-names
+        --show-transformed-names \
+        || exit 1
 
     if [ ! -e "${BEE_METADIR}/${pkg}/CONTENT.INSTALL" ] ; then
         # create CONTENT.INSTALL from CONTENT.FILES