diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
index 0720cd9..48fc8ef 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
@@ -165,12 +165,19 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changetype.outputs.asset_only != 'true'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          echo "ELC=$ELC"
+          echo "EL_RUNTIME=$EL_RUNTIME"
+          echo "el_runtime.js: $(ls -lh "$EL_RUNTIME/el_runtime.js" 2>&1)"
           cp "$EL_RUNTIME/el_runtime.js" src/js/
           mkdir -p dist/js
           for f in src/js/*.el; do
             [ -f "$f" ] || continue
             name=$(basename "$f" .el)
-            "$ELC" --target=js --bundle --minify --obfuscate "$f" > "dist/js/${name}.js"
+            echo "Compiling $f..."
+            "$ELC" --target=js --bundle --minify --obfuscate "$f" > "dist/js/${name}.js" || {
+              echo "elc FAILED on $f"
+              exit 1
+            }
             echo "  compiled: $f -> dist/js/${name}.js"
           done
           rm -f src/js/el_runtime.js