diff --git a/openh264/openh264_release_to_post b/openh264/openh264_release_to_post
index 8c05df2c..76d9d73f 100755
--- a/openh264/openh264_release_to_post
+++ b/openh264/openh264_release_to_post
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #
 # More details about OpenH264 in openSUSE at https://en.opensuse.org/OpenH264"
 
+set -e
+
 SOURCE_PROJ="openSUSE:Factory:openh264"
 PROJ="openSUSE:Factory:openh264:POST"
 
diff --git a/openh264/openh264_release_to_publish.sh b/openh264/openh264_release_to_publish.sh
index beb3e3f5..c319b87b 100755
--- a/openh264/openh264_release_to_publish.sh
+++ b/openh264/openh264_release_to_publish.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #
 # More details about OpenH264 in openSUSE at https://en.opensuse.org/OpenH264"
 
+set -e
+
 SOURCE_PROJ="openSUSE:Factory:openh264:POST"
 PROJ="openSUSE:Factory:openh264:PUBLISHED"