diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-common.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-common.sh
index 6d9aeea..35aaf00 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-common.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-common.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,17 @@ wait_for_rpc() {
 run_forge_script() {
   bootstrap_log "Deploying contracts to fork"
   pushd "$ONCHAIN_DIR" >/dev/null
-  forge script script/DeployLocal.sol --tc DeployLocal --fork-url "$ANVIL_RPC" --broadcast >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+  local _forge_log
+  _forge_log="$(mktemp)"
+  if ! forge script script/DeployLocal.sol --tc DeployLocal --fork-url "$ANVIL_RPC" --broadcast >"$_forge_log" 2>&1; then
+    bootstrap_log "forge script FAILED — output:"
+    cat "$_forge_log" >&2
+    rm -f "$_forge_log"
+    popd >/dev/null
+    return 1
+  fi
+  cat "$_forge_log" >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f "$_forge_log"
   popd >/dev/null
 }