diff --git a/lua/preview/presets.lua b/lua/preview/presets.lua
index 8a23766..30693ff 100644
--- a/lua/preview/presets.lua
+++ b/lua/preview/presets.lua
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ M.asciidoctor = {
   ft = 'asciidoc',
   cmd = { 'asciidoctor' },
   args = function(ctx)
-    return { ctx.file, '-o', ctx.output }
+    return { '--failure-level', 'ERROR', ctx.file, '-o', ctx.output }
   end,
   output = function(ctx)
     return (ctx.file:gsub('%.adoc$', '.html'))
diff --git a/spec/presets_spec.lua b/spec/presets_spec.lua
index ab030f0..9259d5a 100644
--- a/spec/presets_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/presets_spec.lua
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ describe('presets', function()
 
     it('returns args with file and output', function()
       assert.are.same(
-        { '/tmp/document.adoc', '-o', '/tmp/document.html' },
+        { '--failure-level', 'ERROR', '/tmp/document.adoc', '-o', '/tmp/document.html' },
         presets.asciidoctor.args(adoc_ctx)
       )
     end)