diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 0afacf21..825bb1af 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ fi
 
 echo -e "\n\nFHIR Works is deploying. A fresh install will take ~20 mins\n\n"
 ## Deploy to stated region
-serverless deploy --region $region --stage $stage
+serverless deploy --region $region --stage $stage || { echo >&2 "Failed to deploy serverless application."; exit 1; }
 
 ## Output to console and to file Info_Output.yml.  tee not used as it removes the output highlighting.
 echo -e "Deployed Successfully.\n"