diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
index eaedcd6a9..29212eb4a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
@@ -632,15 +632,40 @@ class AwsInvokeLocal {
             'Building Java bridge, first invocation might take a bit longer.'
           );
 
-          mvn.stderr.on('data', buf => this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(`mvn - ${buf.toString()}`));
-
-          mvn.on('close', () =>
-            this.callJavaBridge(artifactPath, className, handlerName, input).then(resolve)
+          mvn.stderr.on('data', buf =>
+            this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(`mvn(stderr) - ${buf.toString()}`)
           );
+          const chunk = [];
+          if (process.env.SLS_DEBUG) {
+            mvn.stdout.on('data', buf => chunk.push(buf));
+          }
+
           let isRejected = false;
           mvn.on('error', error => {
-            isRejected = true;
-            reject(error);
+            if (!isRejected) {
+              isRejected = true;
+              reject(error);
+            }
+          });
+
+          mvn.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
+            if (code === 0) {
+              this.callJavaBridge(artifactPath, className, handlerName, input).then(resolve);
+            } else if (!isRejected) {
+              if (process.env.SLS_DEBUG) {
+                chunk
+                  .map(elem => elem.toString())
+                  .join('')
+                  .split(/\n/)
+                  .forEach(line => {
+                    this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(`mvn(stdout) - ${line}`);
+                  });
+              }
+              isRejected = true;
+              reject(
+                new Error(`Failed to build the Java bridge. exit code=${code} signal=${signal}`)
+              );
+            }
           });
 
           process.nextTick(() => {