diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 7dda331f..791e1358 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$ABRA_ENV" ]; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
-	source "$ABRA_ENV"
+	source "$ABRA_ENV" || error "Unable to load env from '$ABRA_ENV'"
 fi
 
 ###### Default settings