diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark.py b/benchmark/benchmark.py
index fe52756c6..008f5163f 100755
--- a/benchmark/benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark.py
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ def build_docker():
 
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         res = f"Failed to build Docker image: {e.output}"
+        raise e
+
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception("Unable to build docker image")
 
     return res