diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c421e6960..b194fd6bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ MODFILES := $(shell find . -name go.mod)
 define modtidy-target
 .PHONY: modtidy-$(1)
 modtidy-$(1):
-	cd $(shell dirname $(1)); go mod tidy -compat=1.19; cd -
+	cd $(shell dirname $(1)); go mod tidy -compat=1.19 || { echo "There was an error in running go mod tidy for this file,"; exit 1;}; cd -
 endef
 
 define replaceruntime-dapr