diff --git a/rundnsmasq.sh b/rundnsmasq.sh
index ff3b085a6..6b8d20bdd 100755
--- a/rundnsmasq.sh
+++ b/rundnsmasq.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 PROVISIONING_INTERFACE=${PROVISIONING_INTERFACE:-"provisioning"}
 
 HTTP_PORT=${HTTP_PORT:-"80"}
diff --git a/runhttpd.sh b/runhttpd.sh
index 6606d7518..967122311 100755
--- a/runhttpd.sh
+++ b/runhttpd.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 PROVISIONING_INTERFACE=${PROVISIONING_INTERFACE:-"provisioning"}
 HTTP_PORT=${HTTP_PORT:-"80"}
 HTTP_IP=$(ip -4 address show dev "$PROVISIONING_INTERFACE" | grep -oP '(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}' | head -n 1)
diff --git a/runironic-api.sh b/runironic-api.sh
index 790a4298e..88bb950f6 100755
--- a/runironic-api.sh
+++ b/runironic-api.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 . /bin/configure-ironic.sh
 
 # Allow access to Ironic
diff --git a/runironic-conductor.sh b/runironic-conductor.sh
index ad97a2a3a..d3b992fc1 100755
--- a/runironic-conductor.sh
+++ b/runironic-conductor.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 . /bin/configure-ironic.sh
 
 # Allow access to mDNS
diff --git a/runmariadb.sh b/runmariadb.sh
index 07a96b010..0c8b4e86d 100755
--- a/runmariadb.sh
+++ b/runmariadb.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
 PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin/
 DATADIR="/var/lib/mysql"
 MARIADB_PASSWORD=${MARIADB_PASSWORD:-"change_me"}