diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b74bd8f..229f674 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- [**#133**](https://github.com/psake/PowerShellBuild/pull/133)
+  `Test-PSBuildPester` now fails the build when a Pester run fails for any
+  reason, not only when individual tests fail. Previously the function gated
+  only on `FailedCount`, so a `BeforeAll`/`AfterAll` that threw or a test file
+  that errored during discovery left the count at zero and the build passed
+  despite tests never running. The gate now checks the run's aggregate
+  `Result` property, which Pester derives from all failure categories.
+  Companion to [#128](https://github.com/psake/PowerShellBuild/pull/128),
+  which fixes the same gap in this repository's own build file.
+
 ## [0.8.1] 2026-06-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/PowerShellBuild/Public/Test-PSBuildPester.ps1 b/PowerShellBuild/Public/Test-PSBuildPester.ps1
index 3dbd4a9..5aba62c 100644
--- a/PowerShellBuild/Public/Test-PSBuildPester.ps1
+++ b/PowerShellBuild/Public/Test-PSBuildPester.ps1
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ function Test-PSBuildPester {
 
         $testResult = Invoke-Pester -Configuration $configuration -Verbose:$VerbosePreference
 
-        if ($testResult.FailedCount -gt 0) {
+        # Gate on the run's aggregate result rather than FailedCount alone. A failed
+        # BeforeAll/AfterAll or a container that errors during discovery leaves
+        # FailedCount at 0, but Pester still marks the overall Result as 'Failed'.
+        if ($testResult.Result -eq 'Failed') {
             throw $LocalizedData.PesterTestsFailed
         }
 
diff --git a/psakeFile.ps1 b/psakeFile.ps1
index b886d55..390b69c 100644
--- a/psakeFile.ps1
+++ b/psakeFile.ps1
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ task Pester -depends Build {
 
     $testResults = Invoke-Pester -Configuration $pesterConfiguration
 
-    if (($testResults.FailedCount + $testResults.FailedBlocksCount + $testResults.FailedContainersCount) -gt 0) {
+    # Result aggregates every failure category (failed tests, blocks, containers),
+    # matching the gate in Test-PSBuildPester.
+    if ($testResults.Result -eq 'Failed') {
         $testResults | Format-List
         Write-Error -Message 'One or more Pester tests failed. Build cannot continue!'
     }