diff --git a/build-image.sh b/build-image.sh
index 234c0eb..cdb6432 100755
--- a/build-image.sh
+++ b/build-image.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ PODMAN_BUILD_ARGS=(
     --no-cache
 )
 
+exit_err()
+{
+  echo "${@}"
+  exit -1
+}
+
 mkdir -p "${REPOS}"
 mkdir -p "${DISTFILES}"
 mkdir -p "${BINPKG}"
diff --git a/build-packages.sh b/build-packages.sh
index c6188a5..fd8f1d3 100755
--- a/build-packages.sh
+++ b/build-packages.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ PODMAN_BUILD_ARGS=(
     -v "${LOGDIR}:/var/log:rw,U"
 )
 
+exit_err()
+{
+  echo "${@}"
+  exit -1
+}
+
 mkdir -p "${REPOS}"
 mkdir -p "${DISTFILES}"
 mkdir -p "${BINPKG}"