diff --git a/include/rebar.hrl b/include/rebar.hrl
index e84bb69..bc46b1d 100644
--- a/include/rebar.hrl
+++ b/include/rebar.hrl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
--define(ABORT, rebar_utils:abort()).
+-define(FAIL, rebar_utils:abort()).
 -define(ABORT(Str, Args), rebar_utils:abort(Str, Args)).
 
 -define(CONSOLE(Str, Args), io:format(Str, Args)).
diff --git a/src/rebar_abnfc_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_abnfc_compiler.erl
index cb56854..0e6749a 100644
--- a/src/rebar_abnfc_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_abnfc_compiler.erl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ compile_abnfc(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                    "    https://github.com/nygge/abnfc~n"
                    " and install it into your erlang library dir~n"
                    "===============================================~n~n", []),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         true ->
             AbnfcOpts = abnfc_opts(Config),
             SourceExt = option(source_ext, AbnfcOpts),
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ compile_abnfc(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                 Error ->
                     ?ERROR("Compiling grammar ~s failed:~n  ~p~n",
                            [Source, Error]),
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end
     end.
diff --git a/src/rebar_asn1_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_asn1_compiler.erl
index c9dca1f..40129c9 100644
--- a/src/rebar_asn1_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_asn1_compiler.erl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ compile_asn1(Source, Target, Config) ->
                     ok
             end;
         {error, _Reason} ->
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 asn_generated_files(AsnDir, SrcDir, IncDir) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_base_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_base_compiler.erl
index 89aab07..c2ebf51 100644
--- a/src/rebar_base_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_base_compiler.erl
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ compile_each([Source | Rest], Config, CompileFn) ->
         Error ->
             maybe_report(Error),
             ?DEBUG("Compilation failed: ~p\n", [Error]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end,
     compile_each(Rest, Config, CompileFn).
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ compile_queue(Pids, Targets) ->
         {fail, Error} ->
             maybe_report(Error),
             ?DEBUG("Worker compilation failed: ~p\n", [Error]),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
 
         {compiled, Source, Warnings} ->
             report(Warnings),
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ compile_queue(Pids, Targets) ->
 
         {'DOWN', _Mref, _, _Pid, Info} ->
             ?DEBUG("Worker failed: ~p\n", [Info]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 compile_worker(QueuePid, Config, CompileFn) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_core.erl b/src/rebar_core.erl
index a56ba1a..e4755b1 100644
--- a/src/rebar_core.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_core.erl
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ process_commands([], ParentConfig) ->
     case {get_operations(ParentConfig), AbortTrapped} of
         {0, _} ->
             %% None of the commands had any effect
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         {_, true} ->
             %% An abort was previously trapped
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         _ ->
             ok
     end;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ process_commands([Command | Rest], ParentConfig) ->
             throw:rebar_abort ->
                 case rebar_config:get_xconf(ParentConfig1, keep_going, false) of
                     false ->
-                        ?ABORT;
+                        ?FAIL;
                     true ->
                         ?WARN("Continuing on after abort: ~p\n", [Rest]),
                         rebar_config:set_xconf(ParentConfig1,
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ execute(Command, Modules, Config, ModuleFile, Env) ->
                     apply_hooks(post_hooks, NewConfig, Command, Env),
                     NewConfig;
                 {error, failed} ->
-                    ?ABORT;
+                    ?FAIL;
                 {Module, {error, _} = Other} ->
                     ?ABORT("~p failed while processing ~s in module ~s: ~s\n",
                            [Command, Dir, Module,
diff --git a/src/rebar_ct.erl b/src/rebar_ct.erl
index a875116..d2f45c3 100644
--- a/src/rebar_ct.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_ct.erl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ clear_log(RawLog) ->
             ok = file:write_file(RawLog, LogHeader);
         {error, Reason} ->
             ?ERROR("Could not create log dir - ~p\n", [Reason]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 %% calling ct with erl does not return non-zero on failure - have to check
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ check_log(Config, RawLog) ->
         MakeFailed ->
             show_log(Config, RawLog),
             ?ERROR("Building tests failed\n",[]),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
 
         RunFailed ->
             show_log(Config, RawLog),
             ?ERROR("One or more tests failed\n",[]),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
 
         true ->
             ?CONSOLE("DONE.\n~s\n", [Msg])
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ find_suite_path(Suite, TestDir) ->
     case filelib:is_regular(Path) of
         false ->
             ?ERROR("Suite ~s not found\n", [Suite]),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         true ->
             Path
     end.
diff --git a/src/rebar_deps.erl b/src/rebar_deps.erl
index da7ad48..67652e3 100644
--- a/src/rebar_deps.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_deps.erl
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ setup_env(Config) ->
                                   ?CONSOLE("Dependency not available: "
                                            "~p-~s (~p)\n", [App, Vsn, Src])
                           end, MissingDeps),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 'get-deps'(Config, _) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
index c6c2d78..f3dd5b6 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ compile_mib(Source, Target, Config) ->
             rebar_file_utils:mv(Hrl_filename, "include"),
             ok;
         {error, compilation_failed} ->
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 -spec compile_xrl(Source::file:filename(), Target::file:filename(),
diff --git a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
index 2a9cb63..9c47a63 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ compile_dtl(Source, Target, Config) ->
                    "    http://code.google.com/p/erlydtl/~n"
                    " and install it into your erlang library dir~n"
                    "===============================================~n~n", []),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         _ ->
             case needs_compile(Source, Target, Config) of
                 true ->
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ do_compile(Source, Target, Config) ->
         Reason ->
             ?ERROR("Compiling template ~s failed:~n  ~p~n",
                    [Source, Reason]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 module_name(Target) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_escripter.erl b/src/rebar_escripter.erl
index 27e6f0a..e8aa5dc 100644
--- a/src/rebar_escripter.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_escripter.erl
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ escriptize(Config0, AppFile) ->
                 {error, WriteError} ->
                     ?ERROR("Failed to write ~p script: ~p\n",
                            [AppName, WriteError]),
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end;
         {error, ZipError} ->
             ?ERROR("Failed to construct ~p escript: ~p\n",
                    [AppName, ZipError]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end,
 
     %% Finally, update executable perms for our script
diff --git a/src/rebar_eunit.erl b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
index 5dc99dc..5128dbf 100644
--- a/src/rebar_eunit.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ cover_init(true, BeamFiles) ->
         [] ->
             %% No modules compiled successfully...fail
             ?ERROR("Cover failed to compile any modules; aborting.~n", []),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         _ ->
             %% At least one module compiled successfully
 
diff --git a/src/rebar_file_utils.erl b/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
index 51ba96e..d9e295c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ delete_each([File | Rest]) ->
             delete_each(Rest);
         {error, Reason} ->
             ?ERROR("Failed to delete file ~s: ~p\n", [File, Reason]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 %% ===================================================================
diff --git a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
index d688e9c..4011798 100644
--- a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ compile_lfe(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                    "        {git, \"git://github.com/rvirding/lfe\",~n"
                    "         {tag, \"v0.6.1\"}}}~n"
                    "~n", []),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         _ ->
             Opts = [{i, "include"}, {outdir, "ebin"}, return]
                 ++ rebar_config:get_list(Config, erl_opts, []),
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ compile_lfe(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                 {error, Es, Ws} ->
                     rebar_base_compiler:error_tuple(Source, Es, Ws, Opts);
                 _ ->
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end
     end.
diff --git a/src/rebar_neotoma_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_neotoma_compiler.erl
index d0f618f..9bff892 100644
--- a/src/rebar_neotoma_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_neotoma_compiler.erl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ compile_neo(Source, Target, Config) ->
                    "    https://github.com/seancribbs/neotoma~n"
                    " and install it into your erlang library dir~n"
                    "===============================================~n~n", []),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         _ ->
             case needs_compile(Source, Target, Config) of
                 true ->
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ do_compile(Source, _Target, Config) ->
         Reason ->
             ?ERROR("Compiling peg ~s failed:~n  ~p~n",
                    [Source, Reason]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 needs_compile(Source, Target, Config) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
index 4304600..62befa1 100644
--- a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ validate_name(AppName, File) ->
         false ->
             ?ERROR("Invalid ~s: name of application (~p) "
                    "must match filename.\n", [File, AppName]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 validate_modules(AppName, undefined) ->
     ?ERROR("Missing modules declaration in ~p.app~n", [AppName]),
-    ?ABORT;
+    ?FAIL;
 
 validate_modules(AppName, Mods) ->
     %% Construct two sets -- one for the actual .beam files in ebin/
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ validate_modules(AppName, Mods) ->
                                      M <- MissingBeams]),
             ?ERROR("One or more modules listed in ~p.app are not "
                    "present in ebin/*.beam:\n~s", [AppName, Msg1]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end,
 
     %% Identify .beam files NOT list in the .app, but present in ebin/
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ validate_modules(AppName, Mods) ->
                                      M <- MissingMods]),
             ?ERROR("One or more .beam files exist that are not "
                    "listed in ~p.app:\n~s", [AppName, Msg2]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 ebin_modules() ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
index b2ff699..38d77e4 100644
--- a/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ exec_compiler(Source, Cmd, ShOpts) ->
             Error = re:replace(RawError, Source, AbsSource,
                                [{return, list}, global]),
             ?CONSOLE("~s", [Error]),
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         {ok, Output} ->
             ?CONSOLE("Compiling ~s\n", [Source]),
             ?CONSOLE("~s", [Output])
diff --git a/src/rebar_protobuffs_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_protobuffs_compiler.erl
index ea34d4f..249588c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_protobuffs_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_protobuffs_compiler.erl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ compile(_Config, _AppFile) ->
                 false ->
                     ?ERROR("Protobuffs library not present in code path!\n",
                            []),
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end
     end.
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ compile_each([{Proto, Beam, Hrl} | Rest]) ->
                 Other ->
                     ?ERROR("Protobuff compile of ~s failed: ~p\n",
                            [Proto, Other]),
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end;
         false ->
             ok
diff --git a/src/rebar_reltool.erl b/src/rebar_reltool.erl
index c64c785..51fcb0e 100644
--- a/src/rebar_reltool.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_reltool.erl
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ generate(Config0, ReltoolFile) ->
         ok ->
             {ok, Config};
         {error, failed} ->
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         Other2 ->
             ?ERROR("Unexpected error: ~p\n", [Other2]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 overlay(Config, ReltoolFile) ->
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ mk_target_dir(Config, TargetDir) ->
                 _ ->
                     ?ERROR("Release target directory ~p already exists!\n",
                            [TargetDir]),
-                    ?ABORT
+                    ?FAIL
             end;
         {error, Reason} ->
             ?ERROR("Failed to make target dir ~p: ~s\n",
                    [TargetDir, file:format_error(Reason)]),
-            ?ABORT
+            ?FAIL
     end.
 
 
diff --git a/src/rebar_xref.erl b/src/rebar_xref.erl
index aa595f8..1258079 100644
--- a/src/rebar_xref.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_xref.erl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ xref(Config, _) ->
 
     case lists:member(false, [ExportsNoWarn, UndefNoWarn, QueryNoWarn]) of
         true ->
-            ?ABORT;
+            ?FAIL;
         false ->
             ok
     end.