diff --git a/src/hooks.test.ts b/src/hooks.test.ts
index ef9494b..3ad3dc9 100644
--- a/src/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.test.ts
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ describe("runHook", () => {
     expect(result?.stdout.trim()).toBe("claude-opus-4-6");
   });
 
-  it("handles hook script failures gracefully", async () => {
+  it("throws when hook script fails", async () => {
     const hooks: LifecycleHooks = { onCreate: "exit 1" };
-    const result = await runHook(hooks, "onCreate", {
-      ...defaultCtx,
-      cwd: tmpDir,
-    });
-    // Should not throw, returns result with stderr
-    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    await expect(
+      runHook(hooks, "onCreate", {
+        ...defaultCtx,
+        cwd: tmpDir,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Hook onCreate failed:");
   });
 
   it("runs onComplete hook", async () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks.ts b/src/hooks.ts
index 12aa621..7bb1e1d 100644
--- a/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ export async function runHook(
     const result = await execAsync(script, {
       cwd: ctx.cwd,
       env,
-      timeout: 60_000,
+      timeout: 300_000,
     });
     return { stdout: result.stdout, stderr: result.stderr };
   } catch (err) {
     const e = err as Error & { stdout?: string; stderr?: string };
-    console.error(`Hook ${phase} failed:`, e.message);
-    return { stdout: e.stdout || "", stderr: e.stderr || "" };
+    throw new Error(`Hook ${phase} failed: ${e.message}`);
   }
 }