diff --git a/conda_build/build.py b/conda_build/build.py
index 6dd2b49256..3c5512c7d5 100644
--- a/conda_build/build.py
+++ b/conda_build/build.py
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@
 from . import environ, noarch_python, source, tarcheck, utils
 from .config import Config
 from .create_test import create_all_test_files
-from .exceptions import CondaBuildException, DependencyNeedsBuildingError
+from .exceptions import (
+    BuildScriptException,
+    CondaBuildException,
+    DependencyNeedsBuildingError,
+)
 from .index import _delegated_update_index, get_build_index
 from .metadata import FIELDS, MetaData
 from .os_utils import external
@@ -1781,12 +1785,15 @@ def bundle_conda(output, metadata: MetaData, env, stats, **kw):
             _write_activation_text(dest_file, metadata)
 
         bundle_stats = {}
-        utils.check_call_env(
-            [*args, dest_file],
-            cwd=metadata.config.work_dir,
-            env=env_output,
-            stats=bundle_stats,
-        )
+        try:
+            utils.check_call_env(
+                [*args, dest_file],
+                cwd=metadata.config.work_dir,
+                env=env_output,
+                stats=bundle_stats,
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+            raise BuildScriptException(str(exc), caused_by=exc) from exc
         log_stats(bundle_stats, f"bundling {metadata.name()}")
         if stats is not None:
             stats[stats_key(metadata, f"bundle_{metadata.name()}")] = bundle_stats
@@ -2459,9 +2466,12 @@ def build(
 
                     with codecs.getwriter("utf-8")(open(build_file, "wb")) as bf:
                         bf.write(script)
-                windows.build(
-                    m, build_file, stats=build_stats, provision_only=provision_only
-                )
+                try:
+                    windows.build(
+                        m, build_file, stats=build_stats, provision_only=provision_only
+                    )
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+                    raise BuildScriptException(str(exc), caused_by=exc) from exc
             else:
                 build_file = join(m.path, "build.sh")
                 if isfile(build_file) and script:
@@ -2503,13 +2513,16 @@ def build(
                         del env["CONDA_BUILD"]
 
                         # this should raise if any problems occur while building
-                        utils.check_call_env(
-                            cmd,
-                            env=env,
-                            rewrite_stdout_env=rewrite_env,
-                            cwd=src_dir,
-                            stats=build_stats,
-                        )
+                        try:
+                            utils.check_call_env(
+                                cmd,
+                                env=env,
+                                rewrite_stdout_env=rewrite_env,
+                                cwd=src_dir,
+                                stats=build_stats,
+                            )
+                        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+                            raise BuildScriptException(str(exc), caused_by=exc) from exc
                         utils.remove_pycache_from_scripts(m.config.host_prefix)
             if build_stats and not provision_only:
                 log_stats(build_stats, f"building {m.name()}")
diff --git a/conda_build/exceptions.py b/conda_build/exceptions.py
index 9744ca14b4..8aa10149d9 100644
--- a/conda_build/exceptions.py
+++ b/conda_build/exceptions.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 import textwrap
 
+from conda import CondaError
+
 SEPARATOR = "-" * 70
 
 indent = lambda s: textwrap.fill(textwrap.dedent(s))
 
 
-class CondaBuildException(Exception):
+class CondaBuildException(CondaError):
     pass
 
 
@@ -107,22 +109,26 @@ class BuildLockError(CondaBuildException):
     """Raised when we failed to acquire a lock."""
 
 
-class OverLinkingError(RuntimeError):
+class OverLinkingError(RuntimeError, CondaBuildException):
     def __init__(self, error, *args):
         self.error = error
         self.msg = f"overlinking check failed \n{error}"
         super().__init__(self.msg)
 
 
-class OverDependingError(RuntimeError):
+class OverDependingError(RuntimeError, CondaBuildException):
     def __init__(self, error, *args):
         self.error = error
         self.msg = f"overdepending check failed \n{error}"
         super().__init__(self.msg)
 
 
-class RunPathError(RuntimeError):
+class RunPathError(RuntimeError, CondaBuildException):
     def __init__(self, error, *args):
         self.error = error
         self.msg = f"runpaths check failed \n{error}"
         super().__init__(self.msg)
+
+
+class BuildScriptException(CondaBuildException):
+    pass
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_build_script/meta.yaml b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_build_script/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..406ba464c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_build_script/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg
+  version: '1.0'
+source:
+  path: .
+outputs:
+  - name: pkg-output
+    build:
+      script:
+        - exit 1
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.bat b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dedc57766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.bat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.sh b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dedc57766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/exit_1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/meta.yaml b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43c2f9d054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/output_script/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg
+  version: '1.0'
+source:
+  path: .
+outputs:
+  - name: pkg-output
+    script: exit_1.sh   # [unix]
+    script: exit_1.bat  # [win]
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/toplevel/meta.yaml b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/toplevel/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df710d103b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/_build_script_errors/toplevel/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg
+  version: '1.0'
+source:
+  path: .
+build:
+  script: exit 1
diff --git a/tests/test_api_build.py b/tests/test_api_build.py
index a663f18e73..8f431bfae2 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_build.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from conda_build import __version__, api, exceptions
 from conda_build.config import Config
 from conda_build.exceptions import (
+    BuildScriptException,
     CondaBuildException,
     DependencyNeedsBuildingError,
     OverDependingError,
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ def test_dirty_variable_available_in_build_scripts(testing_config):
     testing_config.dirty = True
     api.build(recipe, config=testing_config)
 
-    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+    with pytest.raises(BuildScriptException):
         testing_config.dirty = False
         api.build(recipe, config=testing_config)
 
@@ -816,13 +817,13 @@ def test_disable_pip(testing_metadata):
     testing_metadata.meta["build"]["script"] = (
         'python -c "import pip; print(pip.__version__)"'
     )
-    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+    with pytest.raises(BuildScriptException):
         api.build(testing_metadata)
 
     testing_metadata.meta["build"]["script"] = (
         'python -c "import setuptools; print(setuptools.__version__)"'
     )
-    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+    with pytest.raises(BuildScriptException):
         api.build(testing_metadata)
 
 
@@ -1539,7 +1540,7 @@ def test_setup_py_data_in_env(testing_config):
     # should pass with any modern python (just not 3.5)
     api.build(recipe, config=testing_config)
     # make sure it fails with our special python logic
-    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+    with pytest.raises(BuildScriptException):
         api.build(recipe, config=testing_config, python="3.5")
 
 
@@ -1945,7 +1946,7 @@ def test_add_pip_as_python_dependency_from_condarc_file(
     testing_metadata, testing_workdir, add_pip_as_python_dependency, monkeypatch
 ):
     """
-    Test whether settings from .condarc files are heeded.
+    Test whether settings from .condarc files are needed.
     ref: https://github.com/conda/conda-libmamba-solver/issues/393
     """
     # TODO: SubdirData._cache_ clearing might not be needed for future conda versions.
@@ -1961,10 +1962,44 @@ def test_add_pip_as_python_dependency_from_condarc_file(
     if add_pip_as_python_dependency:
         check_build_fails = nullcontext()
     else:
-        check_build_fails = pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError)
+        check_build_fails = pytest.raises(BuildScriptException)
 
     conda_rc = Path(testing_workdir, ".condarc")
     conda_rc.write_text(f"add_pip_as_python_dependency: {add_pip_as_python_dependency}")
     with env_var("CONDARC", conda_rc, reset_context):
         with check_build_fails:
             api.build(testing_metadata)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "recipe", sorted(Path(metadata_dir, "_build_script_errors").glob("*"))
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("debug", (False, True))
+def test_conda_build_script_errors_without_conda_info_handlers(tmp_path, recipe, debug):
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if debug:
+        env["CONDA_VERBOSITY"] = "3"
+    process = subprocess.run(
+        ["conda", "build", recipe],
+        env=env,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+        cwd=tmp_path,
+    )
+    assert process.returncode > 0
+    all_output = process.stdout + "\n" + process.stderr
+
+    # These should NOT appear in the output
+    assert ">>> ERROR REPORT <<<" not in all_output
+    assert "An unexpected error has occurred." not in all_output
+    assert "Conda has prepared the above report." not in all_output
+
+    # These should appear
+    assert "returned non-zero exit status 1" in all_output
+
+    # With verbose mode, we should actually see the traceback
+    if debug:
+        assert "Traceback" in all_output
+        assert "CalledProcessError" in all_output
+        assert "returned non-zero exit status 1" in all_output