diff --git a/bootStrap.bash b/bootStrap.bash
index 646a5e048..6429199ba 100644
--- a/bootStrap.bash
+++ b/bootStrap.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 # By default we use qt5 now
 #
+set -e # hard fail if something fails
 packages_ext=""
 rebuild=0
 do_core=1
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ Process()
         fi
         cd $BUILDDIR 
         cmake $COMPILER $PKG $FAKEROOT $QT_FLAVOR -DCMAKE_EDIT_COMMAND=vim $INSTALL_PREFIX $EXTRA $BUILD_QUIRKS $ASAN $DEBUG -G "$BUILDER" $SOURCEDIR || fail cmakeZ
-        make  $PARAL >& /tmp/log$BUILDDIR || fail "make, result in /tmp/log$BUILDDIR"
-	if  [ "x$PKG" != "x" ] ; then
+        make  $PARAL
+        if  [ "x$PKG" != "x" ] ; then
           $FAKEROOT_COMMAND make package DESTDIR=$FAKEROOT_DIR/tmp || fail package
-	fi
+        fi
         # we need the make install so that other packcges can be built against this one
         make install DESTDIR=$FAKEROOT_DIR
 }