diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index fe43ccdaa..76a3d6fc8 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -o errexit
+
 (cd spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract && ../mvnw clean install -B -Pdocs ${@})
 ./mvnw clean install -B -Pdocs ${@}
diff --git a/scripts/compileOnly.sh b/scripts/compileOnly.sh
index 4c08b23e5..0b6040169 100755
--- a/scripts/compileOnly.sh
+++ b/scripts/compileOnly.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -o errexit
+
 (cd spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract && ../mvnw clean install -B -Pdocs -DskipTests)
 ./mvnw clean install -B -Pdocs -DskipTests -fae