diff --git a/windows/make-windows-installer.bat b/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
index 5b38b4432..3ffbe1c14 100644
--- a/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
+++ b/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 @echo off
 cd ..
-cabal update
+rem cabal update
 cabal-dev clean
-cabal-dev install --reinstall --force-reinstall highlighting-kate
 cabal-dev install --reinstall --force-reinstall --flags="embed_data_files" citeproc-hs
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 cabal-dev install --reinstall --force-reinstall --flags="embed_data_files"
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 strip cabal-dev\bin\pandoc.exe
 cabal-dev\bin\pandoc.exe -s --template data\templates\default.html -S README -o README.html
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 copy COPYING COPYING.txt
 copy COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT.txt
 cd windows