diff --git a/mksnap.sh b/mksnap.sh
index 3bd5eae03779044e46c8a17a98ae78493f8b3cdf..25a7318c7ab333743c7bdb3f738976a9b0a44e71 100755
--- a/mksnap.sh
+++ b/mksnap.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ fi
 VERSTAMP="${DATE}-${HEADREV}"
 sed -i -e 's/AC_INIT(\[alberta2\], [^,]\+,/AC_INIT([alberta2], ['"${VERSTAMP}"'],/g' configure.ac
 ./fromsvnreconf.sh
-./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
-make distcheck
+./configure --enable-maintainer-mode || exit 1
+make || exit 1
+make distcheck || exit 1
 
 if test -f "alberta2-${VERSTAMP}.tar.bz2" -a \
         -f "alberta2-${VERSTAMP}.tar.gz"; then