diff --git a/Lib/gftools/qa.py b/Lib/gftools/qa.py
index d90880830..c5be76395 100644
--- a/Lib/gftools/qa.py
+++ b/Lib/gftools/qa.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from gftools.gfgithub import GitHubClient
 from gftools.utils import mkdir
+import sys
 
 try:
     from diffenator2 import ninja_diff, ninja_proof
@@ -114,12 +115,13 @@ def fontbakery(self, profile="googlefonts", html=False, extra_args=None):
             + [f.path for f in self.fonts]
             + ["-C"]
             + ["--ghmarkdown", os.path.join(out, "report.md")]
+            + ["-e", "FATAL"]
         )
         if html:
             cmd.extend(["--html", os.path.join(out, "report.html")])
         if extra_args:
             cmd.extend(extra_args)
-        subprocess.call(cmd)
+        process = subprocess.run(cmd)
 
         fontbakery_report = os.path.join(self.out, "Fontbakery", "report.md")
         if not os.path.isfile(fontbakery_report):
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ def fontbakery(self, profile="googlefonts", html=False, extra_args=None):
             msg = doc.read()
             self.post_to_github(msg)
 
+        if process.returncode != 0:
+            logger.fatal("Fontbakery has raised a fatal error. Please fix!")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
     def googlefonts_upgrade(self, imgs=False):
         self.fontbakery()
         self.diffenator()