diff --git a/api/build.sh b/api/build.sh
index 58689f85d..ccebccea3 100644
--- a/api/build.sh
+++ b/api/build.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Default will be OSS build.
 
 # Usage: IMAGE_TAG=latest DOCKER_REPO=myDockerHubID bash build.sh <ee>
+set -e
 
 git_sha1=${IMAGE_TAG:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}
 envarg="default-foss"
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGE_TAG PUSH_IMAGE=$PUSH_IMAGE DOCKER_REPO=$DOCKER_REPO bash build_
 [[ $1 == "ee" ]] && {
   cp ../ee/api/build_crons.sh .
   IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGE_TAG PUSH_IMAGE=$PUSH_IMAGE DOCKER_REPO=$DOCKER_REPO bash build_crons.sh $1
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}