diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 6e9b5d5..2c19683 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -78,31 +78,26 @@ enum ShellCompletions {
 impl App {
     pub fn run(self) {
         match self.command {
-            Subcommand::New { name } => match create_project(&name) {
-                Err(e) => {
+            Subcommand::New { name } => {
+                if let Err(e) = create_project(&name) {
                     eprintln!("Error creating project '{name}': {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-                _ => {}
-            },
-            Subcommand::Init => match create_project(".") {
-                Err(e) => {
+            }
+            Subcommand::Init => {
+                if let Err(e) = create_project(".") {
                     eprintln!("Error initializing project: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-                _ => {}
-            },
+            }
             Subcommand::Run {
                 mode,
                 args,
                 force_recompile,
             } => {
-                match build(&mode, force_recompile) {
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!("Error building project: {e}");
-                        std::process::exit(1);
-                    }
-                    _ => {}
+                if let Err(e) = build(&mode, force_recompile) {
+                    eprintln!("Error building project: {e}");
+                    std::process::exit(1);
                 };
                 if let Err(e) = run(&mode, args) {
                     eprintln!("Error running project: {e}");
@@ -112,20 +107,18 @@ impl App {
             Subcommand::Build {
                 mode,
                 force_recompile,
-            } => match build(&mode, force_recompile) {
-                Err(e) => {
+            } => {
+                if let Err(e) = build(&mode, force_recompile) {
                     eprintln!("Error building project: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-                _ => {}
-            },
-            Subcommand::Clean => match clean() {
-                Err(e) => {
+            }
+            Subcommand::Clean => {
+                if let Err(e) = clean() {
                     eprintln!("Error cleaning project: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-                _ => {}
-            },
+            }
             Subcommand::Utils { command } => match command {
                 UtilSubcommand::Completions { shell } => {
                     let name = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
@@ -158,13 +151,12 @@ impl App {
                     }
                 }
             },
-            Subcommand::List => match list() {
-                Err(e) => {
+            Subcommand::List => {
+                if let Err(e) = list() {
                     eprintln!("Error listing build profiles: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-                _ => {}
-            },
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -292,9 +284,14 @@ fn build(mode: &Option<String>, force_recompile: bool) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .arg("-o")
         .arg(format!("target/{}/{}", build_config.name, conf.name));
 
-    let mut child = command.spawn()?;
+    let status = command.status()?;
 
-    child.wait()?;
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            format!("compiler exited with status {status}"),
+        ));
+    }
 
     std::fs::write(format!("target/{}/.build_hash", build_config.name), hash)?;
 
@@ -360,7 +357,7 @@ fn run(mode: &Option<String>, args: Option<Vec<String>>) -> std::io::Result<()>
 }
 
 fn clean() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    if let None = get_config() {
+    if get_config().is_none() {
         return Err(std::io::Error::new(
             std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
             "no Pallet.toml found in local dir",