diff --git a/download-browser.js b/download-browser.js
index 1a0679e71e..53eabe29b3 100644
--- a/download-browser.js
+++ b/download-browser.js
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ async function downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(options) {
     lastDownloadedBytes = downloadedBytes;
     progressBar.tick(delta);
   }
-  await browserFetcher.downloadBrowser({...options, progress});
+  await browserFetcher.downloadBrowser({...options, progress}).catch(e => {
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    throw e;
+  });
   logPolitely(`${options.progressBarBrowserName} downloaded to ${options.downloadPath}`);
 }