diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6acdb4428..26e33797a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.3
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/overlay/etc/nu/scripts/bf/x.nu b/overlay/etc/nu/scripts/bf/x.nu
index cc97370ad..8ba41af34 100644
--- a/overlay/etc/nu/scripts/bf/x.nu
+++ b/overlay/etc/nu/scripts/bf/x.nu
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dump.nu
+use handle.nu
 
 # Set BF_X to the name of the script and then execute it
 export def main [
@@ -8,5 +9,6 @@ export def main [
     let name = if ($path | str length) > 15 { $path | path basename } else { $path }
 
     # set X variable and execute
-    with-env {BF_X: $name} { ^nu $path }
+    let on_failure = {|code, err| print --no-newline --stderr $err ; exit $code }
+    { with-env [BF_X $name] { ^nu $path } } | handle x -f $on_failure
 }