diff --git a/check_url_links.sh b/check_url_links.sh
index 79651f5c..bcb60075 100755
--- a/check_url_links.sh
+++ b/check_url_links.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ while read -r filename; do
     check_url_links "$filename"
 done
 
+if [ "$broken_links" != 0 ]; then
+    echo
+    die "$broken_links broken links detected!"
+fi
+
 time_taken "$start_time"
 section2 "URL links passed"
 echo