diff --git a/scripts/download-webui.sh b/scripts/download-webui.sh
index c47459b..47aea0a 100755
--- a/scripts/download-webui.sh
+++ b/scripts/download-webui.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
+# Check if required tools (jq and curl) are installed
+for tool in curl jq; do
+    if ! command -v $tool &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: $tool is not installed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
 OUTDIR=$(dirname $0)/../resources/webui/
 
 echo "⇣ Downloading webui dist to $OUTDIR ⇣"
@@ -10,4 +20,9 @@ mkdir -p $OUTDIR
 url=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/filecoin-saturn/node-webui/releases/latest | \
     jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name|match("saturn-webui.tar.gz$")) | .browser_download_url')
 
+if [ -z "$url" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not find the release URL."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 curl -L $url | tar -zx -C $OUTDIR