diff --git a/src/test/basic.test.ts b/src/test/basic.test.ts
index a3181b68a..412c69593 100644
--- a/src/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,26 @@ import {WireitTestRig} from './util/test-rig.js';
 const test = suite<{rig: WireitTestRig}>();
 
 test.before.each(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
-  await ctx.rig.setup();
+  try {
+    ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
+    await ctx.rig.setup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu before error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test.after.each(async (ctx) => {
-  await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  try {
+    await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu after error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test(
diff --git a/src/test/errors-analysis.test.ts b/src/test/errors-analysis.test.ts
index 0c3c65916..e10f437f5 100644
--- a/src/test/errors-analysis.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/errors-analysis.test.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,26 @@ import {WireitTestRig} from './util/test-rig.js';
 const test = suite<{rig: WireitTestRig}>();
 
 test.before.each(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
-  await ctx.rig.setup();
+  try {
+    ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
+    await ctx.rig.setup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu before error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test.after.each(async (ctx) => {
-  await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  try {
+    await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu after error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test(
diff --git a/src/test/errors-usage.test.ts b/src/test/errors-usage.test.ts
index e5b7b13d8..b4c4e99db 100644
--- a/src/test/errors-usage.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/errors-usage.test.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,26 @@ import {WireitTestRig} from './util/test-rig.js';
 const test = suite<{rig: WireitTestRig}>();
 
 test.before.each(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
-  await ctx.rig.setup();
+  try {
+    ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
+    await ctx.rig.setup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu before error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test.after.each(async (ctx) => {
-  await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  try {
+    await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu after error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test(
diff --git a/src/test/freshness.test.ts b/src/test/freshness.test.ts
index 1670fcb05..e4658420c 100644
--- a/src/test/freshness.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/freshness.test.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,26 @@ import {shuffle} from '../util/shuffle.js';
 const test = suite<{rig: WireitTestRig}>();
 
 test.before.each(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
-  await ctx.rig.setup();
+  try {
+    ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
+    await ctx.rig.setup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu before error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test.after.each(async (ctx) => {
-  await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  try {
+    await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu after error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test(
diff --git a/src/test/watch.test.ts b/src/test/watch.test.ts
index 6dd7c3f42..1e8cd31ef 100644
--- a/src/test/watch.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/watch.test.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,26 @@ import {WireitTestRig} from './util/test-rig.js';
 const test = suite<{rig: WireitTestRig}>();
 
 test.before.each(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
-  await ctx.rig.setup();
+  try {
+    ctx.rig = new WireitTestRig();
+    await ctx.rig.setup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu before error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test.after.each(async (ctx) => {
-  await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  try {
+    await ctx.rig.cleanup();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Uvu has a bug where it silently ignores failures in before and after,
+    // see https://github.com/lukeed/uvu/issues/191.
+    console.error('uvu after error', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 });
 
 test(