diff --git a/test/asm/test.sh b/test/asm/test.sh
index 5bf64923..6d75e958 100755
--- a/test/asm/test.sh
+++ b/test/asm/test.sh
@@ -114,11 +114,14 @@ for i in *.asm; do
 
 		desired_binname=${i%.asm}.out.bin
 		if [ -f "$desired_binname" ]; then
-			"$RGBLINK" -o "$gb" "$o"
-			rom_size=$(printf %s $(wc -c <"$desired_binname"))
-			dd if="$gb" count=1 bs="$rom_size" >"$output" 2>/dev/null
-			tryCmp "$desired_binname" "$output" gb
-			(( our_rc = our_rc || $? ))
+			if ! "$RGBLINK" -o "$gb" "$o"; then
+				echo "${bold}${red}\`$RGBLINK -o $gb $o\` failed!${rescolors}${resbold}"
+			else
+				rom_size=$(printf %s $(wc -c <"$desired_binname"))
+				dd if="$gb" count=1 bs="$rom_size" >"$output" 2>/dev/null
+				tryCmp "$desired_binname" "$output" gb
+				(( our_rc = our_rc || $? ))
+			fi
 		fi
 
 		(( rc = rc || our_rc ))