diff --git a/accessibility_tests.sh b/accessibility_tests.sh
index 0161e6d5..7bf0c8fa 100755
--- a/accessibility_tests.sh
+++ b/accessibility_tests.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 ignores="WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail"
 base_url="http://192.168.50.60:1234"
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 58d1d7fb..57aa8189 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 new_tag="$1"
 
diff --git a/test_deploy.sh b/test_deploy.sh
index 7cf2e3ca..db2aed01 100755
--- a/test_deploy.sh
+++ b/test_deploy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 sudo docker build . --tag dessalines/lemmy-ui:dev
 sudo docker push dessalines/lemmy-ui:dev
diff --git a/update_translations.sh b/update_translations.sh
index c5cc1b4e..677eee96 100755
--- a/update_translations.sh
+++ b/update_translations.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-pushd ../lemmy-translations || exit
+set -e
+
+pushd ../lemmy-translations
 git fetch weblate
 git merge weblate/main
 git push
-popd || exit
+popd
 
 # look for unused translations
 for langfile in lemmy-translations/translations/*.json; do