diff --git a/examples/chef/stateful_shell.py b/examples/chef/stateful_shell.py
index 20615796c88ae4..54faed206b7e80 100644
--- a/examples/chef/stateful_shell.py
+++ b/examples/chef/stateful_shell.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def print_env(self) -> None:
 
     def run_cmd(
         self, cmd: str, *,
-        raise_on_returncode=False,
+        raise_on_returncode=True,
         return_cmd_output=False,
     ) -> Optional[str]:
         """Runs a command and updates environment.