diff --git a/lib/consult.rb b/lib/consult.rb
index 7c46176..e5cd80c 100644
--- a/lib/consult.rb
+++ b/lib/consult.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Consult
   class << self
     attr_reader :config, :templates, :force_render
 
-    def load(config_dir: nil, force_render: false, verbose: nil)
+    def load(config_dir: nil, force_render: false, raise_on_error: false, verbose: nil)
       root directory: config_dir
       yaml = root.join('config', 'consult.yml')
 
diff --git a/lib/consult/cli.rb b/lib/consult/cli.rb
index 54f57d1..a243352 100644
--- a/lib/consult/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/consult/cli.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def parse_options(argv)
       opts = {
         config_dir: Dir.pwd,
         force_render: true,
+        raise_on_error: false,
         verbose: true
       }
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ def parse_options(argv)
           opts[:force_render] = arg
         end
 
+        o.on '--raise-on-error', FalseClass, 'Raise errors instead of printing them' do |arg|
+          opts[:raise_on_error] = arg
+        end
+
         o.on '--quiet', FalseClass, 'Silence output' do |arg|
           opts[:verbose] = arg
         end
diff --git a/lib/consult/template.rb b/lib/consult/template.rb
index 29ba67f..7672418 100644
--- a/lib/consult/template.rb
+++ b/lib/consult/template.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def render(save: true)
       result
     rescue StandardError => e
       STDERR.puts "Error rendering template: #{name}"
+
+      if @config[:raise_on_error]
+        raise e
+      end
+
       STDERR.puts e
       STDERR.puts e.backtrace if verbose?
       nil