diff --git a/utils/webcheck.sh b/utils/webcheck.sh
index 8c53738..3a80e83 100755
--- a/utils/webcheck.sh
+++ b/utils/webcheck.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ _check_file() {
   }
 
   _simple_check "$_file" || return
-  _perl_check || return
   _shellcheck < "$_file"
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +94,8 @@ case "${1:-}" in
 ""|"help"|"-h"|"--help") _help; exit ;;
 esac
 
+_perl_check || exit 1
+
 while (( $# )); do
   echo >&2 ":: Checking '${1}'..."
   _check_file "${1}"