diff --git a/packages/cli/src/dirCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/dirCommand.ts
index 907220ea..818dbcd8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/dirCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/dirCommand.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ export const dirCommand: SvgrCommand = async (
     }
 
     const dest = path.resolve(outDir as string, path.relative(root, filename))
-    return write(filename, dest)
+    return write(filename, dest).catch(err => {
+      console.error('Failed to handle file: ', filename)
+      throw err
+    })
   }
 
   await Promise.all(