diff --git a/bin/commitlint b/bin/commitlint
index bfc91ebe3..bcddd6452 100755
--- a/bin/commitlint
+++ b/bin/commitlint
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # commitlint 1.21..1.22 | grep -F [FAIL]  # bad commits in 1.22 release cycle
 # commitlint                              # unpushed commits
 
+set -e
+
 if [[ -n ${NO_COLOR+set} ]]
 then
     RED=""