diff --git a/src/fetchez/cli/pipeline.py b/src/fetchez/cli/pipeline.py
index 7f691b4..3b96942 100644
--- a/src/fetchez/cli/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/fetchez/cli/pipeline.py
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ def format_commands(self, ctx, formatter):
     "--refresh", is_flag=True, help="Force fresh API fetch, bypassing local cache."
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--ignore-failures",
+    "--fail-fast",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Continue processing through failures (Warning: may result in incomplete data or products).",
+    help="Raise an exception on the first failure, otherwise continue processing through failures.",
 )
 @click.pass_context
 # """Initializes the context before the chained subcommands run."""
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def pipeline_group(
     threads,
     shared_cache,
     refresh,
-    ignore_failures,
+    fail_fast,
 ):
     """Fetch/download data and execute processing pipelines.
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def process_pipeline(
     threads,
     shared_cache,
     refresh,
-    ignore_failures,
+    fail_fast,
 ):
     """Executes after all chained commands have returned their dictionaries."""
 
@@ -324,5 +324,5 @@ def process_pipeline(
     else:
         click.secho("Executing dynamic pipeline...", fg="cyan", bold=True, err=True)
         Recipe.from_dict(config).run(
-            shared_cache=shared_cache, refresh=refresh, ignore_failures=ignore_failures
+            shared_cache=shared_cache, refresh=refresh, ignore_failures=not fail_fast
         )
diff --git a/src/fetchez/cli/recipes.py b/src/fetchez/cli/recipes.py
index 5d683f6..419ffb6 100644
--- a/src/fetchez/cli/recipes.py
+++ b/src/fetchez/cli/recipes.py
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ def translate_recipe(name, as_json):
     "--refresh", is_flag=True, help="Force fresh API fetch, bypassing local cache."
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--ignore-failures",
+    "--fail-fast",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Continue processing through failures (Warning: may result in incomplete data or products).",
+    help="Raise an exception on the first failure, otherwise continue processing through failures.",
 )
 @click.argument("name")
 def run_recipe(
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def run_recipe(
     modifier,
     schema,
     refresh,
-    ignore_failures,
+    fail_fast,
 ):
     """Execute a YAML recipe by registry name or file path."""
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def run_recipe(
             outdir=outdir,
             shared_cache=shared_cache,
             refresh=refresh,
-            ignore_failures=ignore_failures,
+            ignore_failures=not fail_fast,
         )
 
         click.secho(f"✨ Successfully executed {name} recipe!", fg="green", bold=True)
diff --git a/src/fetchez/core.py b/src/fetchez/core.py
index 628be61..57bcc7f 100644
--- a/src/fetchez/core.py
+++ b/src/fetchez/core.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def fetch_file(
                                     if extras:
                                         status_msg += f" ({extras})"
                                 except Exception:
-                                    pass
+                                    req.raise_for_status()
                                 raise ConnectionError(status_msg)
 
                             with open(part_fn, mode) as f:
@@ -784,9 +784,9 @@ def fetch_file(
                             )
                             time.sleep(wait_time)
                         else:
-                            logger.warning(f"Failed to download {self.url}: {e}")
-                            # return -1
-                            req.raise_for_status()
+                            logger.debug(f"Failed to download {self.url}: {e}")
+                            return -1
+                            # req.raise_for_status()
 
         except filelock.Timeout:
             logger.error(
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ def run_fetchez(
     modules: List[Any],
     threads: int = 3,
     global_hooks: Optional[List[Any]] = None,
-    ignore_failures: bool = False,
+    ignore_failures: bool = True,
 ):
     """Run Fetchez in parallel with hooks.
 
diff --git a/src/fetchez/hooks/transfer_log.py b/src/fetchez/hooks/transfer_log.py
index 36f997c..cda7710 100644
--- a/src/fetchez/hooks/transfer_log.py
+++ b/src/fetchez/hooks/transfer_log.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ def run(self, entries):
 
         for _mod, entry in entries:
             # Status 0 indicates success in fetchez
-            # Some modules don't return a status.
             if entry.get("status", 0) == 0:
                 successes.append(entry)
             else:
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ def run(self, entries):
                     for entry in failures:
                         f.write(f"  [FAIL] {entry.get('url', 'Unknown URL')}\n")
                         f.write(f"         Target: {entry.get('dst_fn', 'Unknown')}\n")
+                        f.write(f"         Module: {entry.get('name', 'Unknown')}\n")
+                        f.write(
+                            f"         Error: {entry.get('error_message', 'Unknown')}\n"
+                        )
 
                 f.write("\n" + "=" * 80 + "\n")
                 f.write(f"SUCCESSFUL DOWNLOADS ({len(successes)}):\n")
diff --git a/src/fetchez/modules/base.py b/src/fetchez/modules/base.py
index 2d9d8bd..fe5d134 100644
--- a/src/fetchez/modules/base.py
+++ b/src/fetchez/modules/base.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ def fetch_entry(self, entry, check_size=True, retries=5, verbose=True):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Fetch failed for {entry['url']}: {e}")
             status = -1
+            entry["status"] = status
 
         return status