diff --git a/scripts/test-init.sh b/scripts/test-init.sh
index 93c33ad1..c0fac963 100755
--- a/scripts/test-init.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-init.sh
@@ -7,14 +7,29 @@ url="https://kanaries-app.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/public-datasets/bike_s
 dir="./tests"
 
 # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
-mkdir -p "$dir"
+mkdir -p "$dir" || {
+    echo "Error: could not create directory '$dir'" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
 
 # Download the file using curl
 if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
-    curl "$url" -o "$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv"
+    curl -f "$url" -o "$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv" || {
+        echo "Error: could not download file from '$url'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    }
 elif command -v wget >/dev/null; then
-    wget "$url" -O "$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv"
+    wget -q --show-progress "$url" -O "$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv" || {
+        echo "Error: could not download file from '$url'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    }
 else
     echo "Error: could not find curl or wget to download the file" >&2
     exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+
+# Check if the file was downloaded successfully
+if [ ! -f "$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv" ]; then
+    echo "Error: file '$dir/bike_sharing_dc.csv' was not downloaded successfully" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi