diff --git a/resources/scripts/download/grub b/resources/scripts/download/grub
index 5d0c1aad..ff1ce55c 100755
--- a/resources/scripts/download/grub
+++ b/resources/scripts/download/grub
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 #  helper script: Downloads GRUB and patches it.
 #
-#	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>
+#	Copyright (C) 2014,2015,2016,2020,2021,2023 Leah Rowe
+#							<info@minifree.org>
 #
 #    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -22,4 +23,10 @@
 set -u -e
 
 ./gitclone grub
-./gitclone gnulib
+./gitclone gnulib || rm -Rf grub/
+if [ ! -d grub ]; then
+	printf "%s: Could not download grub and gnulib\n" ${0}
+	exit 1
+else
+	exit 0
+fi