diff --git a/test/afl/compile/afl-compile-code-coverage.sh b/test/afl/compile/afl-compile-code-coverage.sh
index a8c0b7b7..17bb9a92 100755
--- a/test/afl/compile/afl-compile-code-coverage.sh
+++ b/test/afl/compile/afl-compile-code-coverage.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@
 #
 
 cd ../../
+
 ./extras/apparmor/configure_args.sh --enable-afl-fuzzing --enable-profile-coverage $@
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "[*] autogen configure script failure, exiting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 make clean
 make
+
 cd test/afl
 
 exit $?
diff --git a/test/afl/compile/afl-compile.sh b/test/afl/compile/afl-compile.sh
index 5dcdcb79..990563a6 100755
--- a/test/afl/compile/afl-compile.sh
+++ b/test/afl/compile/afl-compile.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh -x
 
 cd ../../
+
 CC=afl-gcc ./extras/apparmor/configure_args.sh --enable-afl-fuzzing $@
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "[*] autogen configure script failure, exiting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 make clean
 AFL_HARDEN=1 make
 cd test/afl