diff --git a/src/app/business_logic/request/http/send.rs b/src/app/business_logic/request/http/send.rs
index 5e5f092..a11239e 100644
--- a/src/app/business_logic/request/http/send.rs
+++ b/src/app/business_logic/request/http/send.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub async fn send_http_request(prepared_request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuil
 
     /* POST-REQUEST SCRIPT */
 
-    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env)?;
+    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env);
 
     drop(request);
 
@@ -169,5 +169,66 @@ pub async fn send_http_request(prepared_request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuil
         request.cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
     }
         
-    return Ok(modified_response);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    return modified_response;
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::io::{Read, Write};
+    use std::net::TcpListener;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::http::send::send_http_request;
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::send::RequestResponseError;
+    use crate::models::request::Request;
+
+    /// Answers a single request with a small 200 response, then closes the connection
+    fn one_response_server() -> String {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().unwrap();
+            let mut buffer = [0; 4096];
+            let mut received = Vec::new();
+
+            while !received.windows(4).any(|window| window == b"\r\n\r\n") {
+                let read = stream.read(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+
+                if read == 0 {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                received.extend_from_slice(&buffer[..read]);
+            }
+
+            stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 2\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\nok").unwrap();
+        });
+
+        format!("http://{address}/")
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn failing_post_request_script_does_not_leave_the_request_pending() {
+        let url = one_response_server();
+
+        let mut request = Request {
+            url: url.clone(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        request.scripts.post_request_script = Some(String::from(r#"throw new Error("post-request script failure");"#));
+
+        let local_request = Arc::new(RwLock::new(request));
+        let prepared_request = reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder::new(reqwest::Client::new()).build().get(&url);
+
+        let response = send_http_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &None).await;
+
+        assert!(matches!(response, Err(RequestResponseError::PostRequestScript)));
+
+        let request = local_request.read();
+        assert!(!request.is_pending);
+
+        let console_output = request.console_output.post_request_output.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
+        assert!(console_output.contains("post-request script failure"), "{console_output:?}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/business_logic/request/mqtt/send.rs b/src/app/business_logic/request/mqtt/send.rs
index 08fe8f4..229ae86 100644
--- a/src/app/business_logic/request/mqtt/send.rs
+++ b/src/app/business_logic/request/mqtt/send.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub async fn send_mqtt_request(prepared_request: PreparedMqttRequest, local_requ
     /* POST-REQUEST SCRIPT */
 
     let request = local_request.read();
-    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env)?;
+    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env);
     drop(request);
 
     let mut request = local_request.write();
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ pub async fn send_mqtt_request(prepared_request: PreparedMqttRequest, local_requ
     request.is_pending = false;
     request.cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
 
+    let modified_response = modified_response?;
+
     let mqtt_request = request.get_mqtt_request_mut().unwrap();
     mqtt_request.messages = vec![];
 
@@ -385,11 +387,11 @@ fn error_response(error: String) -> RequestResponse {
 mod tests {
     use std::sync::Arc;
     use indexmap::IndexMap;
-    use parking_lot::RwLock;
+    use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
     use crate::app::app::App;
     use crate::app::business_logic::request::mqtt::client::PreparedMqttRequest;
-    use crate::app::business_logic::request::mqtt::send::mqtt_publish;
-    use crate::app::business_logic::request::send::PrepareRequestError;
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::mqtt::send::{mqtt_publish, send_mqtt_request};
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::send::{PrepareRequestError, RequestResponseError};
     use crate::models::auth::auth::Auth;
     use crate::models::auth::basic::BasicAuth;
     use crate::models::auth::bearer_token::BearerToken;
@@ -613,6 +615,28 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(mqtt_request.messages.is_empty());
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn failing_post_request_script_does_not_leave_the_request_pending() {
+        // Nothing listens on this port, so the connection is refused
+        let port = std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap().local_addr().unwrap().port();
+
+        let mut failing = request(&format!("mqtt://127.0.0.1:{port}"), |_| {});
+        failing.scripts.post_request_script = Some(String::from(r#"throw new Error("post-request script failure");"#));
+
+        let prepared = prepare(&mut failing).unwrap();
+        let local_request = Arc::new(RwLock::new(failing));
+
+        let response = send_mqtt_request(prepared, local_request.clone(), &None, Arc::new(Mutex::new(false))).await;
+
+        assert!(matches!(response, Err(RequestResponseError::PostRequestScript)));
+
+        let request = local_request.read();
+        assert!(!request.is_pending);
+
+        let console_output = request.console_output.post_request_output.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
+        assert!(console_output.contains("post-request script failure"), "{console_output:?}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn publish_after_the_connection_ended_is_not_logged() {
         let (mut mqtt_request, receiver) = connected(MqttVersion::V3_1_1, 100);
diff --git a/src/app/business_logic/request/send.rs b/src/app/business_logic/request/send.rs
index 597397b..3623346 100644
--- a/src/app/business_logic/request/send.rs
+++ b/src/app/business_logic/request/send.rs
@@ -357,10 +357,11 @@ impl App<'_> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn handle_post_request_script(request: &Request, response: RequestResponse, env: &Option<Arc<RwLock<Environment>>>) -> anyhow::Result<(RequestResponse, Option<String>), RequestResponseError> {
+    /// The console output is returned even when the script fails, so the error can be read in the console
+    pub fn handle_post_request_script(request: &Request, response: RequestResponse, env: &Option<Arc<RwLock<Environment>>>) -> (Result<RequestResponse, RequestResponseError>, Option<String>) {
         match &request.scripts.post_request_script {
             None => {
-                Ok((response, None))
+                (Ok(response), None)
             },
             Some(post_request_script) => {
                 let env_values = match &env {
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ impl App<'_> {
                 }
 
                 match result_response {
-                    None => Err(PostRequestScript),
-                    Some(result_response) => Ok((result_response, Some(result_console_output)))
+                    None => (Err(PostRequestScript), Some(result_console_output)),
+                    Some(result_response) => (Ok(result_response), Some(result_console_output))
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/app/business_logic/request/ws/send.rs b/src/app/business_logic/request/ws/send.rs
index bd50758..ca57420 100644
--- a/src/app/business_logic/request/ws/send.rs
+++ b/src/app/business_logic/request/ws/send.rs
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ pub async fn send_ws_request(prepared_request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuilde
 
     /* POST-REQUEST SCRIPT */
 
-    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env)?;
+    let (modified_response, post_request_output) = App::handle_post_request_script(&request, response, env);
 
     drop(request);
 
-    {
+    let modified_response = {
         let mut request = local_request.write();
 
         request.console_output.post_request_output = post_request_output;
         request.is_pending = false;
         request.cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
 
+        let modified_response = modified_response?;
+
         let ws_request = request.get_ws_request_mut().unwrap();
         ws_request.messages = vec![];
 
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ pub async fn send_ws_request(prepared_request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuilde
         else {
             ws_request.is_connected = true;
         }
-    }
+
+        modified_response
+    };
 
     let local_request = local_request.clone();
     let mut request = local_request.write();
@@ -217,4 +221,43 @@ pub async fn send_ws_request(prepared_request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuilde
     });
 
     return Ok(modified_response);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::send::RequestResponseError;
+    use crate::app::business_logic::request::ws::send::send_ws_request;
+    use crate::models::protocol::protocol::Protocol;
+    use crate::models::protocol::ws::ws::WsRequest;
+    use crate::models::request::Request;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn failing_post_request_script_does_not_leave_the_request_pending() {
+        // Nothing listens on this port, so the connection is refused
+        let port = std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap().local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{port}/");
+
+        let mut request = Request {
+            url: url.clone(),
+            protocol: Protocol::WsRequest(WsRequest::default()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        request.scripts.post_request_script = Some(String::from(r#"throw new Error("post-request script failure");"#));
+
+        let local_request = Arc::new(RwLock::new(request));
+        let prepared_request = reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder::new(reqwest::Client::new()).build().get(&url);
+
+        let response = send_ws_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &None, Arc::new(Mutex::new(false))).await;
+
+        assert!(matches!(response, Err(RequestResponseError::PostRequestScript)));
+
+        let request = local_request.read();
+        assert!(!request.is_pending);
+        assert!(!request.get_ws_request().unwrap().is_connected);
+
+        let console_output = request.console_output.post_request_output.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
+        assert!(console_output.contains("post-request script failure"), "{console_output:?}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_logic/request/send.rs b/src/cli/cli_logic/request/send.rs
index b0e8f4f..799be51 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_logic/request/send.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cli_logic/request/send.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,23 @@ impl App<'_> {
 
         let local_env = self.get_selected_env_as_local();
         let response = match (&protocol, prepared_request) {
-            (Protocol::HttpRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Reqwest(prepared_request)) => send_http_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env).await?,
-            (Protocol::WsRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Reqwest(prepared_request)) => send_ws_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env, self.received_response.clone()).await?,
-            (Protocol::MqttRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Mqtt(prepared_request)) => send_mqtt_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env, self.received_response.clone()).await?,
+            (Protocol::HttpRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Reqwest(prepared_request)) => send_http_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env).await,
+            (Protocol::WsRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Reqwest(prepared_request)) => send_ws_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env, self.received_response.clone()).await,
+            (Protocol::MqttRequest(_), PreparedRequest::Mqtt(prepared_request)) => send_mqtt_request(prepared_request, local_request.clone(), &local_env, self.received_response.clone()).await,
             _ => unreachable!()
         };
 
+        let response = match response {
+            Ok(response) => response,
+            Err(error) => {
+                if send_command.console && let Some(post_request_output) = &local_request.read().console_output.post_request_output {
+                    println!("{}", post_request_output);
+                }
+
+                return Err(anyhow!(error));
+            }
+        };
+
         let request = local_request.read();
 
         if send_command.status_code {