diff --git a/util/precompile_smarty3.php b/util/precompile_smarty3.php
index 4ae926525..ead62fecf 100755
--- a/util/precompile_smarty3.php
+++ b/util/precompile_smarty3.php
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 <?php
-
-/**
-* @package util
-*/
+/* Utility script to compile all smarty templates
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013, 2025 The Hubzilla Community
+ * SPDX-FileContributor: fabrixxm <fabrix.xm@gmail.com>
+ * SPDX-FileContributor: Mario <mario@mariovavti.com>
+ * SPDX-FileContributor: Harald Eilertsen <haraldei@anduin.net>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
 
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/boot.php';
 
@@ -16,7 +21,16 @@ $s->setCompileDir(TEMPLATE_BUILD_PATH . '/compiled/');
 $s->setConfigDir(TEMPLATE_BUILD_PATH . '/config/');
 $s->setCacheDir(TEMPLATE_BUILD_PATH . '/cache/');
 
-$s->left_delimiter = '{{';
-$s->right_delimiter = '}}';
+$s->setLeftDelimiter('{{');
+$s->setRightDelimiter('}}');
 
+// Capture the output...
+ob_start();
 $s->compileAllTemplates('.tpl', true);
+$buf = ob_get_flush();
+
+// ...so that we can check if there was any errors
+if (strpos($buf, '------>Error: ') !== false) {
+	// Signal to the shell if there was
+	exit(-1);
+}