diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/environment.py b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/environment.py
index f2240da8ea5..fa94489747a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/environment.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/environment.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def update_installations(self) -> None:
             tty.msg(f"[BOOTSTRAPPING] Installing dependencies ({', '.join(colorized_specs)})")
             self.write(regenerate=False)
             with tty.SuppressOutput(msg_enabled=log_enabled, warn_enabled=log_enabled):
-                self.install_all()
+                self.install_all(fail_fast=True)
                 self.write(regenerate=True)
 
     def load(self) -> None:
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
index efe5fe5e187..16ac3cb4ef5 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ def __init__(
         pkg: "spack.package_base.PackageBase",
         process: multiprocessing.Process,
         read_pipe: multiprocessing.connection.Connection,
+        timeout: int,
     ):
         """
         Parameters:
@@ -1143,6 +1144,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.pkg = pkg
         self.process = process
         self.read_pipe = read_pipe
+        self.timeout = timeout
 
     def poll(self) -> bool:
         """Check if there is data available to receive from the read pipe."""
@@ -1319,6 +1321,10 @@ def terminate(self):
             os.kill(self.p.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
             self.p.join()
 
+    @property
+    def pid(self):
+        return self.p.pid
+
     @property
     def exitcode(self):
         return self.p.exitcode
@@ -1403,7 +1409,7 @@ def child_fun():
 
     # Create a ProcessHandle that the caller can use to track
     # and complete the process started by this function.
-    process_handle = ProcessHandle(pkg, p, read_pipe)
+    process_handle = ProcessHandle(pkg, p, read_pipe, timeout=timeout)
     return process_handle
 
 
@@ -1420,6 +1426,8 @@ def exitcode_msg(process):
         typ = "exit" if handle.process.exitcode >= 0 else "signal"
         return f"{typ} {abs(handle.process.exitcode)}"
 
+    p = handle.process
+    timeout = handle.timeout
     p.join(timeout=timeout)
     if p.is_alive():
         warnings.warn(f"Terminating process, since the timeout of {timeout}s was exceeded")