diff --git a/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-area.nix b/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-area.nix
index 484f70b..4600c8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-area.nix
+++ b/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-area.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ writeShellApplication {
     export QT_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTORS=""
 
     # Use sponge to create the file on success only
-    ${lib.getExe flameshot} gui --raw | ${moreutils}/bin/sponge "$out"
+    if ${lib.getExe flameshot} gui --raw 2>&1 1> >(${moreutils}/bin/sponge "$out") | grep -q "flameshot: info:.*aborted."; then
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
     ${xclip}/bin/xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png < "$out"
     action=$(${libnotify}/bin/notify-send \
       "📷 Screenshot captured" "📋 copied to clipboard" \
diff --git a/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-screen.nix b/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-screen.nix
index 82eaf47..bf1cec2 100644
--- a/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-screen.nix
+++ b/pkgs/scripts/screenshot-screen.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ writeShellApplication {
     out="''${XDG_PICTURES_DIR-$HOME/Pictures}/screenshots/$date-fullscreen.png"
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$out")"
 
-    ${lib.getExe flameshot} full --raw | ${moreutils}/bin/sponge "$out"
+    if ${lib.getExe flameshot} full --raw 2>&1 1> >(${moreutils}/bin/sponge "$out") | grep -q "flameshot: info:.*aborted."; then
+      exit 1
+    fi
     ${libnotify}/bin/notify-send \
       "📷 Screenshot captured" "💾 Saved to $out" \
       --hint="string:wired-tag:screenshot-$date" \