diff --git a/run-go-critic.sh b/run-go-critic.sh
index 09ca79f..3cd8ff5 100755
--- a/run-go-critic.sh
+++ b/run-go-critic.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-exec gocritic check ./...
+
+failed=false
+
+for file in "$@"; do
+    # redirect stderr so that violations and summaries are properly interleaved.
+    if ! gocritic check "$file" 2>&1
+    then
+        failed=true
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ $failed == "true" ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi