diff --git a/lib/render_workers/aerender_worker.py b/lib/render_workers/aerender_worker.py
index 1197ef2..4e586a2 100644
--- a/lib/render_workers/aerender_worker.py
+++ b/lib/render_workers/aerender_worker.py
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ class AERenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
             self.warnings.append(trimmed)
             logging.warning(trimmed)
         elif line.startswith('aerender ERROR') or 'ERROR:' in line:
-            self.errors.append(line)
-            logging.error(line)
+            self.log_error(line)
 
     def _update_progress(self, line):
 
diff --git a/lib/render_workers/blender_worker.py b/lib/render_workers/blender_worker.py
index eb99666..597db61 100644
--- a/lib/render_workers/blender_worker.py
+++ b/lib/render_workers/blender_worker.py
@@ -180,9 +180,8 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
                 logger.debug(
                     'Frame:{0} | Mem:{1} | Time:{2} | Remaining:{3}'.format(self.current_frame, memory_use,
                                                                             time_elapsed, time_remaining))
-        elif 'error' in line.lower():
-            logger.error(line)
-            self.errors.append(line)
+        elif "file doesn't exist" in line.lower() or 'error' in line.lower():
+            self.log_error(line)
         elif 'Saved' in line or 'Saving' in line or 'quit' in line:
             match = re.match(r'Time: (.*) \(Saving', line)
             if match:
diff --git a/lib/render_workers/ffmpeg_worker.py b/lib/render_workers/ffmpeg_worker.py
index 04920d6..2e17490 100644
--- a/lib/render_workers/ffmpeg_worker.py
+++ b/lib/render_workers/ffmpeg_worker.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class FFMPEGRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
             self.current_frame = stats['current_frame']
             time_elapsed = stats['time_elapsed']
         elif "not found" in line:
-            self.errors.append(line)
+            self.log_error(line)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/lib/render_workers/render_worker.py b/lib/render_workers/render_worker.py
index e6a0a77..057d499 100644
--- a/lib/render_workers/render_worker.py
+++ b/lib/render_workers/render_worker.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(object):
         self.status = RenderStatus.NOT_STARTED
         self.warnings = []
         self.errors = []
+        self.halt_on_errors = True
         self.failed_attempts = 0
         self.maximum_attempts = 1
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(object):
                 return_code = self.__process.wait()
                 self.end_time = datetime.now()
                 # Return early if job was cancelled
-                if self.status is RenderStatus.CANCELLED:
+                if self.status in [RenderStatus.CANCELLED, RenderStatus.ERROR]:
                     self.is_finished = True
                     return
 
@@ -192,17 +193,29 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(object):
             return self.__thread.is_alive()
         return False
 
-    def stop(self):
+    def log_error(self, error_line):
+        logger.error(error_line)
+        self.errors.append(error_line)
+        if self.halt_on_errors:
+            self.stop(is_error=True)
+
+    def stop(self, is_error=False):
         if self.__process:
             try:
-                self.status = RenderStatus.CANCELLED
+                if self.status in [RenderStatus.RUNNING, RenderStatus.NOT_STARTED, RenderStatus.SCHEDULED]:
+                    if is_error:
+                        err_message = self.errors[-1] if self.errors else 'Unknown error'
+                        logger.error(f"Halting render due to error: {err_message}")
+                        self.status = RenderStatus.ERROR
+                    else:
+                        self.status = RenderStatus.CANCELLED
                 self.maximum_attempts = 0
                 process = psutil.Process(self.__process.pid)
                 for proc in process.children(recursive=True):
                     proc.kill()
                 process.kill()
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Exception stopping the process: {e}")
+                logger.debug(f"Error stopping the process: {e}")
 
     def percent_complete(self):
         return 0