diff --git a/abump.in b/abump.in
index 2b0ca01..eef57d5 100755
--- a/abump.in
+++ b/abump.in
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ fi
 
 # version bump packages
 do_bump() {
-	local p rc=0 errors=0 failed= name ver section message
+	local p rc=0 notbumped="" name ver section message
 	local upgrade="${cvelist:+security }upgrade"
 	local a
 	for p; do
+		if [ $rc -gt 0 ]; then
+			notbumped="$notbumped $p"
+			continue
+		fi
 		name=${p%-[0-9]*}
 		ver=${p#${name}-}
 
@@ -64,15 +68,15 @@ fixes #${fixes#\#}
 		git add APKBUILD
 		git commit -m"$message"
 		)
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-			errors=$(( $errors + 1 ))
-			failed="$failed $p"
+		rc=$?
+		if [ $rc -gt 0 ]; then
+			error "Failed to build $p"
 		fi
 	done
-	if [ -n "$failed" ]; then
-		error "Failed: $failed"
+	if [ -n "$notbumped" ]; then
+		error "Not bumped: $notbumped"
 	fi
-	return $errors
+	return $rc
 }
 
 usage() {