diff --git a/pkg/ddevapp/ddevapp.go b/pkg/ddevapp/ddevapp.go
index 3cf0ae170ca..bd706dd68a6 100644
--- a/pkg/ddevapp/ddevapp.go
+++ b/pkg/ddevapp/ddevapp.go
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ func (app *DdevApp) Exec(opts *ExecOpts) (string, string, error) {
 	if !nodeps.ArrayContainsString([]string{"web", "db", "dba"}, opts.Service) {
 		shell = "sh"
 	}
-	exec = append(exec, shell, "-c", opts.Cmd)
+	exec = append(exec, shell, "-c", "set -eu -o pipefail && ( "+opts.Cmd+")")
 
 	files, err := app.ComposeFiles()
 	if err != nil {