diff --git a/graph-explorer/Makefile b/graph-explorer/Makefile
index 06a1f012a..c7b755bd8 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/Makefile
+++ b/graph-explorer/Makefile
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ ci-node-generate: pull-assets
 .PHONY: pull-assets
 pull-assets:
 	@git clean -xfd assets
-	@curl -slL -o- https://github.com/owncloud/graph-explorer/releases/download/v1.7.10.3/release.tar.gz | tar xvzf - -C assets/
+	@curl --fail -slL -o- https://github.com/owncloud/graph-explorer/releases/download/v1.7.10.3/release.tar.gz | tar xvzf - -C assets/
diff --git a/idp/Makefile b/idp/Makefile
index 1a6dbdc42..2779916ed 100644
--- a/idp/Makefile
+++ b/idp/Makefile
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ LOGO_URL = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owncloud/assets/main/logo.svg
 
 .PHONY: assets/identifier/static/logo.svg # force overwrite
 assets/identifier/static/logo.svg:
-	curl -o assets/identifier/static/logo.svg ${LOGO_URL}
+	curl --fail -o assets/identifier/static/logo.svg ${LOGO_URL}
 
 FAVICON_URL = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owncloud/assets/main/favicon.ico
 
 .PHONY: assets/identifier/static/favicon.ico # force overwrite
 assets/identifier/static/favicon.ico:
-	curl -o assets/identifier/static/favicon.ico ${FAVICON_URL}
+	curl --fail -o assets/identifier/static/favicon.ico ${FAVICON_URL}
 
 .PHONY: yarn-build
 yarn-build: node_modules
diff --git a/web/Makefile b/web/Makefile
index 6f55d5881..3befe3673 100644
--- a/web/Makefile
+++ b/web/Makefile
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ ci-node-generate: pull-assets
 .PHONY: pull-assets
 pull-assets:
 	@git clean -xfd assets
-	@curl -slL -o- https://github.com/owncloud/web/releases/download/$(WEB_ASSETS_VERSION)/web.tar.gz | tar xzf - -C assets/
+	@curl --fail -slL -o- https://github.com/owncloud/web/releases/download/$(WEB_ASSETS_VERSION)/web.tar.gz | tar xzf - -C assets/