diff --git a/startsway b/startsway
index cd63732..c821839 100755
--- a/startsway
+++ b/startsway
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this
 # notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any warranty.
 
+set -e
+
 # check if $LOG_DIR is set, if it isn’t, provide a default
 if test -z "$LOG_DIR"; then
   LOG_DIR="$HOME/.var/log"