diff --git a/src/aquire-installers.ts b/src/aquire-installers.ts
index 0a90d1a..78f0a1c 100644
--- a/src/aquire-installers.ts
+++ b/src/aquire-installers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+
 import { OFFLINE_PATH } from './constants';
 import { download } from './download';
+import { log } from './logging';
 import { copyInstallers } from './offline';
 
+
 /**
  * Aquire the installers, either by copying them from
  * their offline location or by downloading them.
@@ -10,11 +14,26 @@ import { copyInstallers } from './offline';
  * @returns {Promise.void}
  */
 export async function aquireInstallers(cb: () => void): Promise<void> {
+  const handleFailure = (error: Error) => {
+    log(chalk.bold.red(`Downloading installers failed. Error:`), error);
+    log(chalk.bold.red(`windows-build-tools will now exit.`));
+
+    process.exit(1);
+  };
+
   if (OFFLINE_PATH) {
-    await copyInstallers();
+    try {
+      await copyInstallers();
 
-    cb();
+      cb();
+    } catch (error) {
+      handleFailure(error);
+    }
   } else {
-    download(cb);
+    try {
+      await download(cb);
+    } catch (error) {
+      handleFailure(error);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6c03d2d..7322819 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "outDir": "dist",
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "*" : ["./node_modules/@types/*", "*"]
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 118f58f..e95536c 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@
       "single",
       "avoid-escape"
     ],
-    "max-classes-per-file": [
-      false
-    ],
+    "max-classes-per-file": false,
     "semicolon": [
       true,
       "always"