diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b66f6f..5d5f3ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.24.1
+
+- `execute-generators`: return generation failed status in case of any reported errors during the generation, 
+independent of the generation result, which might still be successful (consistent with the generator behavior in MPS 
+generated Ant scripts).
+
 ## 1.24.0
 
 - `modelcheck`: Include the model stereotype when matching (`--model` and `--exclude-model` parameters) and in the JUnit
diff --git a/execute-generators/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Helper.kt b/execute-generators/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Helper.kt
index 1c473fc..d1533c0 100644
--- a/execute-generators/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Helper.kt
+++ b/execute-generators/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Helper.kt
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@ val logger = logging.getLogger("de.itemis.mps.gradle.generate")
 
 private class MsgHandler : IMessageHandler {
     val logger = logging.getLogger("de.itemis.mps.gradle.generate.messages")
+    val errors = mutableListOf<IMessage>()
     override fun handle(msg: IMessage) {
         when (msg.kind) {
             MessageKind.INFORMATION -> logger.info(msg.text, msg.exception)
             MessageKind.WARNING -> logger.warn(msg.text, msg.exception)
-            MessageKind.ERROR -> logger.error(msg.text, msg.exception)
+            MessageKind.ERROR -> {
+                errors.add(msg)
+                logger.error(msg.text, msg.exception)
+            }
             null -> logger.error(msg.text, msg.exception)
         }
     }
@@ -168,7 +172,8 @@ private fun getFacetsForLanguagesMps20213(facetRegistry: FacetRegistry, allUsedL
     facetRegistry.javaClass.getMethod("getFacetsForLanguages", java.lang.Iterable::class.java).invoke(facetRegistry, allUsedLanguages) as Iterable<IFacet>
 
 private fun makeModels(proj: Project, models: List<SModel>): GenerationResult {
-    val session = MakeSession(proj, MsgHandler(), true)
+    val msgHandler = MsgHandler()
+    val session = MakeSession(proj, msgHandler, true)
     val res = ModelsToResources(models).resources().toList()
     val makeService = BuildMakeService()
 
@@ -181,13 +186,20 @@ private fun makeModels(proj: Project, models: List<SModel>): GenerationResult {
     try {
         val result = future.get()
         logger.info("generation finished")
-        return if (result.isSucessful) {
-            logger.info("generation result: successful")
-            GenerationResult.Success
-        } else {
-            logger.error("generation result: failed")
-            logger.error(result)
-            GenerationResult.Error
+        return when {
+            result.isSucessful && msgHandler.errors.isEmpty() -> {
+                logger.info("generation result: successful")
+                GenerationResult.Success
+            }
+            result.isSucessful && msgHandler.errors.isNotEmpty() -> {
+                logger.error("generation result: successful, but errors were reported")
+                GenerationResult.Error
+            }
+            else -> {
+                logger.error("generation result: failed")
+                logger.error(result)
+                GenerationResult.Error
+            }
         }
     } catch (ex: Exception) {
         logger.error("failed to generate", ex)
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 483af82..9f6c02a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 
-version.backend=1.24.0
+version.backend=1.24.1
 version.project-loader=3.0.2
 
 # A comma-separated list of MPS releases or prereleases to test against.