diff --git a/test/run-tests.sh b/test/run-tests.sh
index c09ec97..6c692aa 100755
--- a/test/run-tests.sh
+++ b/test/run-tests.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+set -u
+
+# Wait for the laconid endpoint to come up
+docker compose exec laconicd sh -c "curl --retry 10 --retry-delay 3 --retry-connrefused http://127.0.0.1:9473/api"
+
 # Get the key from laconicd
 laconicd_key=$(yes | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export alice --keyring-backend test --unarmored-hex --unsafe)
 
@@ -27,8 +33,5 @@ EOL
 )
 echo "$config" > "$config_file"
 
-# Wait for the laconid endpoint to come up
-docker compose exec laconicd sh -c "curl --retry 10 --retry-delay 3 --retry-connrefused http://127.0.0.1:9473/api"
-
 # Run tests
 TEST_ACCOUNT=$laconicd_account_address yarn test