diff --git a/borgthismachine.sh b/borgthismachine.sh
index 30a42bb..1973c3b 100755
--- a/borgthismachine.sh
+++ b/borgthismachine.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 if [[ "$HOME" == "/" || -z "$HOME" ]] ; then
   HOME="/root/"
 fi