diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index dc2a0e12796818e74cd370e3530c3c81c6a72dc7..2b8c8111fb80c7f087e881ec4b11fcdc4ad9cdc3 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -120,17 +120,29 @@ else
  if [ x"$5" == x"full" ]; then
   echo "Installing with: ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch  -s -c \"$installation_dir\"  "
   ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch  -s -c "$installation_dir"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
+    exit 1 ;
+  fi
   mv $HOME/openfpm_vars $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
  elif [ x"$4" == x"numerics" ]; then
   branch=$(git ls-remote --heads origin | grep $(git rev-parse HEAD) | cut -d / -f 3)
   ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch  -m -s -c "$installation_dir"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
+    exit 1 ;
+  fi
   mv $HOME/openfpm_vars $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   make -j 4
  else
   echo "Installing with: ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch -m -s -c \"$installation_dir --no-recursion\""
   ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch -m -s -c "$installation_dir --no-recursion"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
+    exit 1 ;
+  fi
   mv $HOME/openfpm_vars $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   make -j 4