diff --git a/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel b/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
index b786df98c0..5c49d7ab47 100755
--- a/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
+++ b/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ download () {
       wget -U "$THIS_DISTRIBUTION ($THIS_ARCH): $THIS_VERSION" \
            -c ${1}?sysid=$SYSTEMID \
            -O $2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+      [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
       ;;
     scp)
       scp $SCP_ARG "$1" $TMP_DIR
diff --git a/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release b/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
index a122750dc7..8cb107599d 100755
--- a/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
+++ b/packages/tools/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ download () {
       wget -U "$THIS_DISTRIBUTION ($THIS_ARCH): $THIS_VERSION" \
            -c ${1}?sysid=$SYSTEMID \
            -O $2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+      [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
       ;;
     scp)
       scp $SCP_ARG "$1" $TMP_DIR