diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/tasks/build-webpack.ts b/packages/angular-cli/tasks/build-webpack.ts
index 49abc0687b57..47491c209722 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/tasks/build-webpack.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/tasks/build-webpack.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export default <any>Task.extend({
       runTaskOptions.baseHref
     ).config;
 
+    // fail on build error
+    config.bail = true;
+
     const webpackCompiler: any = webpack(config);
 
     const ProgressPlugin  = require('webpack/lib/ProgressPlugin');