diff --git a/ct/espconnect.sh b/ct/espconnect.sh
index 32ef1f7c..b66e465e 100644
--- a/ct/espconnect.sh
+++ b/ct/espconnect.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl stop nginx
     msg_ok "Stopped Nginx"
 
-    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "espconnect" "thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/espconnect" "dist.zip"
+    if ! CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "espconnect" "thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/espconnect" "dist.zip"; then
+      msg_error "Failed to update ${APP}; restarting Nginx"
+      systemctl start nginx
+      exit 1
+    fi
 
     msg_info "Starting Nginx"
     systemctl start nginx