diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d7a6346..3716b06 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
+if [ $(go fmt | tee /dev/fd/2 |  wc -l) != 0 ]; then
+    echo "Refusing to build, go fmt had something to say"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ $(go vet | tee /dev/fd/2 | wc -l) != 0 ]; then
+    echo "Refusing to build, go vet had something to say"
+    exit 1
+fi
 gox --osarch="darwin/386 darwin/amd64 linux/386 linux/amd64 windows/386 windows/amd64 freebsd/386" github.com/tigrawap/slit
 echo "Build successful"