diff --git a/src/scan.zig b/src/scan.zig
index 6c85f51..38b9a2e 100644
--- a/src/scan.zig
+++ b/src/scan.zig
@@ -1059,6 +1059,8 @@ fn drawBox() void {
 }
 
 pub fn draw() void {
+    if (active_context.fatal_error != null and main.config.scan_ui != .full)
+        ui.die("Error reading {s}: {s}\n", .{ active_context.last_error.?, ui.errorString(active_context.fatal_error.?) });
     switch (main.config.scan_ui) {
         .none => {},
         .line => {