diff --git a/badger-entrypoint.sh.tmpl b/badger-entrypoint.sh.tmpl
index d2f7562..89a187c 100644
--- a/badger-entrypoint.sh.tmpl
+++ b/badger-entrypoint.sh.tmpl
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ else
     echo "installing hugo version $HUGO_VERSION"
     curl -o hugo.tgz --fail -L "https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_extended_${HUGO_VERSION}_linux-amd64.tar.gz" && \
         tar xvzf hugo.tgz -C $BIN_TARGET
+		res=$?
+		if test "$res" != "0"; then
+   		echo "could not download hugo with version: $HUGO_VERSION"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 fi
 
 {{ if eq (env "PRIVATE_ENABLED") "1" }}