diff --git a/.bin/Scripts/build_kit.ps1 b/.bin/Scripts/build_kit.ps1
index 778c6bb8..25373389 100644
--- a/.bin/Scripts/build_kit.ps1
+++ b/.bin/Scripts/build_kit.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function DownloadFile ($Path, $Name, $Url) {
     }
     catch {
         Write-Host ("  ERROR: Failed to download file." ) -ForegroundColor "Red"
-        $DownloadErrors += 1
+        $global:DownloadErrors += 1
     }
 }
 function FindDynamicUrl ($SourcePage, $RegEx) {
diff --git a/.bin/Scripts/build_pe.ps1 b/.bin/Scripts/build_pe.ps1
index a040a207..e5a92de3 100644
--- a/.bin/Scripts/build_pe.ps1
+++ b/.bin/Scripts/build_pe.ps1
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function DownloadFile ($Path, $Name, $Url) {
     }
     catch {
         Write-Host ("  ERROR: Failed to download file." ) -ForegroundColor "Red"
-        $DownloadErrors += 1
+        $global:DownloadErrors += 1
     }
 }
 function FindDynamicUrl ($SourcePage, $RegEx) {