diff --git a/RecoMET/METProducers/test/runtests.sh b/RecoMET/METProducers/test/runtests.sh
index 6f3c1ba3a91ee..f66a8e463799f 100755
--- a/RecoMET/METProducers/test/runtests.sh
+++ b/RecoMET/METProducers/test/runtests.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -ex
 
 ##____________________________________________________________________________||
 function die { echo $1: status $2 ;  exit $2; }
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function die { echo $1: status $2 ;  exit $2; }
 
 # temporary: produce fastsim sample on the fly
 # can be removed as soon as relval samples are available with the new fastsim rechits
-cmsDriver.py TTbar_13TeV_TuneCUETP8M1_cfi  --conditions auto:run2_mc --fast  -n 1 --eventcontent FEVTDEBUGHLT -s GEN,SIM,RECOBEFMIX,DIGI:pdigi_valid,L1,L1Reco,RECO --beamspot NominalCollision2015 --era Run2_2016 --fileout ttbarForMetTests.root
+cmsDriver.py TTbar_13TeV_TuneCUETP8M1_cfi  --conditions auto:run2_mc --fast  -n 1 --eventcontent FEVTDEBUGHLT -s GEN,SIM,RECOBEFMIX,DIGI:pdigi_valid,L1,L1Reco,RECO --beamspot NominalCollision2015 --era Run2_2016 --fileout ttbarForMetTests.root || die 'Failure running cmsDriver' $?
 cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/recoMET_pfMet_cfg.py || die 'Failure using recoMET_pfMet_cfg.py' $?
 cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/recoMET_caloMet_cfg.py || die 'Failure using recoMET_caloMet_cfg.py' $?
 cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/recoMET_tcMet_cfg.py || die 'Failure using recoMET_tcMet_cfg.py' $?