diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 6cc2e51b630a66..03c3ff531dc47d 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 #
 #    Copyright (c) 2020 Project CHIP Authors
 #    Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Nest Labs, Inc.