diff --git a/install/try-build.js b/install/try-build.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13f0d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/try-build.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+let output = '';
+
+try {
+  output = execSync('node-gyp configure && node-gyp build 2>&1', {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  });
+} catch (err) {
+  output = err?.stdout || err?.stderr || err?.message || '';
+}
+
+writeFileSync('builderror.log', output);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3696380..addd90c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "emcc": "miniquery -p \"targets.#.sources.#\" ./binding.gyp | grep -v \"csrc/addon.cc\" | xargs docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src -u $(id -u):$(id -g) emscripten/emsdk emcc --bind -o jssrc/ttf2woff2.cjs -O2 -s \"TOTAL_MEMORY=536870912\" -s \"ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1\" -s BINARYEN_ASYNC_COMPILATION=0 -s EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=[\"_malloc\"] -s 'EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=[\"getValue\", \"writeArrayToMemory\"]' -s NODEJS_CATCH_EXIT=0 -s NODEJS_CATCH_REJECTION=0 --post-js jssrc/post.js csrc/fallback.cc",
     "emcc-debug": "miniquery -p \"targets.#.sources.#\" ./binding.gyp | grep -v \"csrc/addon.cc\" | xargs docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src -u $(id -u):$(id -g) emscripten/emsdk emcc --bind -o jssrc/ttf2woff2.cjs -s \"ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1\" -s \"ASSERTIONS=1\" -s BINARYEN_ASYNC_COMPILATION=0 -s EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=[\"_malloc\"] -s 'EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=[\"getValue\", \"writeArrayToMemory\"]' -s NODEJS_CATCH_EXIT=0 -s NODEJS_CATCH_REJECTION=0 --post-js jssrc/post.js csrc/fallback.cc",
     "format": "npm run prettier",
-    "install": "((node-gyp configure && node-gyp build) > builderror.log) || (exit 0)",
+    "install": "node install/try-build.js",
     "jest": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules NODE_ENV=test jest",
     "lint": "eslint 'src/**/*.ts'",
     "make": "node-gyp build",
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     "jssrc",
     "binding.gyp",
     "csrc",
+    "install",
     "LICENSE",
     "README.md",
     "CHANGELOG.md"