diff --git a/lua/tpl/install.lua b/lua/tpl/install.lua
index 2ad800d..6bc6385 100644
--- a/lua/tpl/install.lua
+++ b/lua/tpl/install.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
   local lazyrepo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
-  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
+  local out = vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
+  if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
+    vim.api.nvim_echo({
+      { "Failed to clone lazy.nvim:\n", "ErrorMsg" },
+      { out, "WarningMsg" },
+      { "\nPress any key to exit..." },
+    }, true, {})
+    vim.fn.getchar()
+    os.exit(1)
+  end
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)