diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
index ad76db429091..9735fe462518 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ export async function dependencies(
 			start: `Dependencies installing with ${ctx.pkgManager}...`,
 			end: 'Dependencies installed',
 			while: () => {
+				return Promise.reject('Unknown error').catch((e) => {
+					error('error', e);
+					error(
+						'error',
+						`Dependencies failed to install, please run ${color.bold(
+							ctx.pkgManager + ' install'
+						)} to install them manually after setup.`
+					);
+				});
 				return install({ pkgManager: ctx.pkgManager, cwd: ctx.cwd }).catch((e) => {
 					error('error', e);
 					error(