diff --git a/.changeset/salty-kiwis-turn.md b/.changeset/salty-kiwis-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..861aab3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/salty-kiwis-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"cmake-rn": patch
+---
+
+Pretty print spawn errors instead of simply rethrowing to commander.
diff --git a/packages/cmake-rn/src/cli.ts b/packages/cmake-rn/src/cli.ts
index b9070c31..7f67ffc6 100644
--- a/packages/cmake-rn/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cmake-rn/src/cli.ts
@@ -217,9 +217,16 @@ program = program.action(
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof SpawnFailure) {
+        process.exitCode = 1;
         error.flushOutput("both");
+        if (baseOptions.verbose) {
+          console.error(
+            `\nFailed running: ${chalk.dim(error.command, ...error.args)}\n`,
+          );
+        }
+      } else {
+        throw error;
       }
-      throw error;
     }
   },
 );