diff --git a/test/cmdlineTests.sh b/test/cmdlineTests.sh
index ab0037bd9..479b26978 100755
--- a/test/cmdlineTests.sh
+++ b/test/cmdlineTests.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # (c) 2016 solidity contributors.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set -e
+set -eo pipefail
 
 ## GLOBAL VARIABLES