diff --git a/scripts/release.mjs b/scripts/release.mjs
index 45e6a216d..e9a599a4c 100644
--- a/scripts/release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release.mjs
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ for (const [DISTRIBUTION, pkg] of Object.entries(distributions)) {
 }
 
 // clean up
-x('git', ['restore', 'package.json'])
+x('git', ['restore', 'package.json'], {
+  nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit' },
+  throwOnError: true,
+})
diff --git a/src/commands/devtools.ts b/src/commands/devtools.ts
index bf0ed6ecb..37cc61709 100644
--- a/src/commands/devtools.ts
+++ b/src/commands/devtools.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
       'npx',
       ['@nuxt/devtools-wizard@latest', ctx.args.command, cwd],
       {
+        throwOnError: true,
         nodeOptions: {
           stdio: 'inherit',
           cwd,
diff --git a/src/commands/preview.ts b/src/commands/preview.ts
index cd16aaa89..e25f48b8f 100644
--- a/src/commands/preview.ts
+++ b/src/commands/preview.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ export default defineCommand({
     logger.info(`Starting preview command: \`${nitroJSON.commands.preview}\``)
     const [command, ...commandArgs] = nitroJSON.commands.preview.split(' ')
     logger.log('')
-    await x(command, commandArgs, { nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: outputPath } })
+    await x(command, commandArgs, {
+      throwOnError: true,
+      nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: outputPath },
+    })
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/commands/typecheck.ts b/src/commands/typecheck.ts
index a657e425a..d584e9ce5 100644
--- a/src/commands/typecheck.ts
+++ b/src/commands/typecheck.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     ])
     if (resolvedTypeScript && resolvedVueTsc) {
       await x(fileURLToPath(resolvedVueTsc), ['--noEmit'], {
+        throwOnError: true,
         nodeOptions: {
           stdio: 'inherit',
           cwd,
@@ -59,10 +60,14 @@ export default defineCommand({
         await x(
           'bun',
           'install typescript vue-tsc --global --silent'.split(' '),
-          { nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd } },
+          {
+            throwOnError: true,
+            nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd },
+          },
         )
 
         await x('bunx', 'vue-tsc --noEmit'.split(' '), {
+          throwOnError: true,
           nodeOptions: {
             stdio: 'inherit',
             cwd,
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
         await x(
           'npx',
           '-p vue-tsc -p typescript vue-tsc --noEmit'.split(' '),
-          { nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd } },
+          {
+            throwOnError: true,
+            nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd },
+          },
         )
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/e2e/commands.spec.ts b/test/e2e/commands.spec.ts
index a1390e993..5ef76211a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/commands.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/commands.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('commands', () => {
       const file = join(fixtureDir, 'server/api/test.ts')
       await rm(file, { force: true })
       await x('nuxi', ['add', 'api', 'test'], {
+        throwOnError: true,
         nodeOptions: { stdio: 'pipe', cwd: fixtureDir },
       })
       expect(existsSync(file)).toBeTruthy()
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('commands', () => {
         await rm(installPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
         try {
           await x('nuxi', ['init', installPath, `--packageManager=${pm}`, '--gitInit=false', '--preferOffline', '--install=false'], {
+            throwOnError: true,
             nodeOptions: { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: fixtureDir },
           })
           const files = await readdir(installPath).catch(() => [])