diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptDependenciesProvider.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptDependenciesProvider.kt
index 28c68a4cda7..640dff2967b 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptDependenciesProvider.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptDependenciesProvider.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.ScriptContentLoader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.ScriptDefinitionProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.ScriptDependenciesProvider
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.adjustByDefinition
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock
 import kotlin.concurrent.read
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ class CliScriptDependenciesProvider(
         else {
             val scriptDef = scriptDefinitionProvider.findScriptDefinition(file)
             if (scriptDef != null) {
-                val deps = scriptContentLoader.loadContentsAndResolveDependencies(scriptDef, file)
+                val deps = scriptContentLoader
+                    .loadContentsAndResolveDependencies(scriptDef, file)
+                    .dependencies?.adjustByDefinition(scriptDef)
 
                 if (deps != null) {
                     log.info("[kts] new cached deps for $path: ${deps.classpath.joinToString(File.pathSeparator)}")
diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptReportSink.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptReportSink.kt
index 7a4ca0adbd9..3085d191563 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptReportSink.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/script/CliScriptReportSink.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class CliScriptReportSink(private val messageCollector: MessageCollector) : Scri
     }
 
     private fun ScriptReport.Severity.convertSeverity(): CompilerMessageSeverity = when(this) {
+        ScriptReport.Severity.FATAL -> CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR
         ScriptReport.Severity.ERROR -> CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR
         ScriptReport.Severity.WARNING -> CompilerMessageSeverity.WARNING
         ScriptReport.Severity.INFO -> CompilerMessageSeverity.INFO
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/ScriptContentLoader.kt b/compiler/frontend.script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/ScriptContentLoader.kt
index 2e7e1186e3b..b0fac37cfeb 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/ScriptContentLoader.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/ScriptContentLoader.kt
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotationEntry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import java.io.File
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.DependenciesResolver.ResolveResult.Failure
 import kotlin.script.dependencies.ScriptContents
+import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.DependenciesResolver
+import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.DependenciesResolver.ResolveResult.Failure
 import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.ScriptDependencies
 import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.ScriptReport
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class ScriptContentLoader(private val project: Project) {
     fun loadContentsAndResolveDependencies(
             scriptDef: KotlinScriptDefinition,
             file: VirtualFile
-    ): ScriptDependencies? {
+    ): DependenciesResolver.ResolveResult {
         val scriptContents = getScriptContents(scriptDef, file)
         val environment = getEnvironment(scriptDef)
         val result = try {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class ScriptContentLoader(private val project: Project) {
             e.asResolveFailure(scriptDef)
         }
         ServiceManager.getService(project, ScriptReportSink::class.java)?.attachReports(file, result.reports)
-        return result.dependencies?.adjustByDefinition(scriptDef)
+        return result
     }
 
     fun getEnvironment(scriptDef: KotlinScriptDefinition) =
@@ -92,5 +93,5 @@ fun ScriptDependencies.adjustByDefinition(
 
 fun Throwable.asResolveFailure(scriptDef: KotlinScriptDefinition): Failure {
     val prefix = "${scriptDef.dependencyResolver::class.simpleName} threw exception ${this::class.simpleName}:\n "
-    return Failure(ScriptReport(prefix + (message ?: "<no message>")))
+    return Failure(ScriptReport(prefix + (message ?: "<no message>"), ScriptReport.Severity.FATAL))
 }
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diff --git a/core/script.runtime/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/resolvers.kt b/core/script.runtime/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/resolvers.kt
index f9c3673e8d1..5202e816699 100644
--- a/core/script.runtime/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/resolvers.kt
+++ b/core/script.runtime/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/resolvers.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ interface DependenciesResolver : ScriptDependenciesResolver {
 
 data class ScriptReport(val message: String, val severity: Severity = Severity.ERROR, val position: Position? = null) {
     data class Position(val startLine: Int, val startColumn: Int, val endLine: Int? = null, val endColumn: Int? = null)
-    enum class Severity { ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG }
+    enum class Severity { FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG }
 }
 
 fun ScriptDependencies.asSuccess(): ResolveResult.Success = ResolveResult.Success(this)
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diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDependenciesUpdater.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDependenciesUpdater.kt
index 60f8913c865..ce25ecedcd7 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDependenciesUpdater.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDependenciesUpdater.kt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.AsyncDependenciesResolver
 import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.DependenciesResolver
 import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.ScriptDependencies
+import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.ScriptReport
 
 class ScriptDependenciesUpdater(
     private val project: Project,
@@ -215,7 +216,10 @@ class ScriptDependenciesUpdater(
 
 
     fun updateSync(file: VirtualFile, scriptDef: KotlinScriptDefinition): Boolean {
-        val newDeps = contentLoader.loadContentsAndResolveDependencies(scriptDef, file) ?: return false
+        val result = contentLoader.loadContentsAndResolveDependencies(scriptDef, file)
+        if (result.reports.any { it.severity == ScriptReport.Severity.FATAL }) return false
+
+        val newDeps = result.dependencies?.adjustByDefinition(scriptDef) ?: ScriptDependencies.Empty
         return saveNewDependencies(newDeps, file)
     }