diff --git a/.changeset/good-paths-act.md b/.changeset/good-paths-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc33b43766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-paths-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Fix an issue where errors were not printed to console when running `backstage-repo-tools schema openapi generate` without the `--watch` flag.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/generate/index.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/generate/index.ts
index bda80d2fb1..822c644c55 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/generate/index.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/generate/index.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export async function command(opts: OptionValues) {
     try {
       await sharedCommand();
     } catch (err) {
+      console.error(chalk.red('Error: ', err));
       process.exit(1);
     }
   }