diff --git a/scripts/check-consistency.sh b/scripts/check-consistency.sh
index b1f01f2..953f85d 100755
--- a/scripts/check-consistency.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-consistency.sh
@@ -294,5 +294,8 @@ for nlnet_dir in nlnet-*/; do
         esac
     done
 done
+if (($any_errors)); then
+    echo "errors running check-consistency.sh" >&2
+fi
 exit $any_errors