diff --git a/.github/helper/install.sh b/.github/helper/install.sh
index 93189d2b1f..6c81d6298a 100644
--- a/.github/helper/install.sh
+++ b/.github/helper/install.sh
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ cd ../..
 bench start &
 bench --site test_site reinstall --yes
 if [ "$TYPE" == "server" ]; then bench --site test_site_producer reinstall --yes; fi
-bench build --app frappe
+CI=Yes bench build --app frappe
diff --git a/esbuild/esbuild.js b/esbuild/esbuild.js
index 9074beae06..bf4436358e 100644
--- a/esbuild/esbuild.js
+++ b/esbuild/esbuild.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ async function execute() {
 		log_error("There were some problems during build");
 		log();
 		log(chalk.dim(e.stack));
+		if (process.env.CI) {
+			process.kill(process.pid);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -528,4 +531,4 @@ function log_rebuilt_assets(prev_assets, new_assets) {
 		log("    " + filename);
 	}
 	log();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frappe/build.py b/frappe/build.py
index 879d5ec432..05fa213018 100644
--- a/frappe/build.py
+++ b/frappe/build.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def bundle(mode, apps=None, hard_link=False, make_copy=False, restore=False, ver
 
 	check_node_executable()
 	frappe_app_path = frappe.get_app_path("frappe", "..")
-	frappe.commands.popen(command, cwd=frappe_app_path, env=get_node_env())
+	frappe.commands.popen(command, cwd=frappe_app_path, env=get_node_env(), raise_err=True)
 
 
 def watch(apps=None):