diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index d1e7658a..b6fe4fdc 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh -e
 
 rc='\033[0m'
 red='\033[0;31m'
diff --git a/startdev.sh b/startdev.sh
index b58dc8f5..0df8ce53 100755
--- a/startdev.sh
+++ b/startdev.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh -e
 
 RC='\033[0m'
 RED='\033[0;31m'