diff --git a/.template-helpers/generate-dockerfile-links-partial.sh b/.template-helpers/generate-dockerfile-links-partial.sh
index e985ea7e3..41b9902bd 100755
--- a/.template-helpers/generate-dockerfile-links-partial.sh
+++ b/.template-helpers/generate-dockerfile-links-partial.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
+set -eo pipefail
 
 repo="$1"
 if [ -z "$repo" ]; then
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index ca63bccee..840984f5d 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
+set -eo pipefail
 
 cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")"
 helperDir='.template-helpers'