diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b1e1ddbf3..100824dd5 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 basedir=$(dirname "$0")
 ESP_MATTER_PATH=$(cd "${basedir}"; pwd)
 export ESP_MATTER_PATH