diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13aeef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/builddir
diff --git a/scripts/static-analyser-check.sh b/scripts/static-analyser-check.sh
index bc7e388..0139367 100755
--- a/scripts/static-analyser-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/static-analyser-check.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -exo pipefail
+
 # Ensure we are at the project root
 cd "$(dirname $0)"/..
 
@@ -7,4 +9,4 @@ cd "$(dirname $0)"/..
 ninja scan-build -C builddir | tee builddir/meson-logs/scan-build.txt
 
 # Invert the output - if this string exists it's a fail
-exit ! grep -E '[0-9]+ bugs? found.' builddir/meson-logs/scan-build.txt
+! grep -E '[0-9]+ bugs? found.' builddir/meson-logs/scan-build.txt