diff --git a/EXAMPLE_USAGE.md b/EXAMPLE_USAGE.md
index 2be7e89..b8ddede 100644
--- a/EXAMPLE_USAGE.md
+++ b/EXAMPLE_USAGE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Example usage
 
 ```text
-$ echo 't&((t>>7)-t)&t>>8' | python ./bytebeat_compiler.py - -p 44100 -v && ./build/render_bytebeat
+$ echo 't&((t>>7)-t)&t>>8' | python ./bytebeat_compiler.py - -p 44100 -v
 :: C bytebeat generator: compiler unit
 Compiling
 cc -Ofast -march=native -mtune=native -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -pedantic -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-dangling-else -Wno-parentheses -std=c99 ./build/substituted.c ./src/fwrite_le.c -o ./build/render_bytebeat -I./include
diff --git a/bytebeat_compiler.py b/bytebeat_compiler.py
index 14619c7..70a9e1a 100644
--- a/bytebeat_compiler.py
+++ b/bytebeat_compiler.py
@@ -289,4 +289,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	]
 	print(" ".join(command), flush=True)
 
+	if subprocess.run(command).returncode != 0:
+		exit(1)
+
+	command = [OUTPUT_FILE]
+	print(" ".join(command), flush=True)
+
 	exit(subprocess.run(command).returncode)