diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh b/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
index 8afcbe8d2..114708bef 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get -yq update
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/base/repos.sh b/images/linux/scripts/base/repos.sh
index 4ecd2028c..9005d32aa 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/base/repos.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/base/repos.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 ################################################################################
 ##  File:  repos.sh
 ##  Desc:  Installs official Microsoft package repos for the distribution
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
index 24801723e..eba0ecc05 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 ################################################################################
 ##  File:  etc-environment.sh
 ##  Desc:  Helper functions for source and modify /etc/environment
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
index bb1befe22..e42cd3194 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 ################################################################################
 ##  File:  install.sh
 ##  Desc:  Helper functions for installing tools
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/os.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/os.sh
index 9c30c811a..8bec86080 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/os.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/os.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 ################################################################################
 ##  File:  install-helpers.sh
 ##  Desc:  Helper functions for installing tools
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
index 07e1427e3..3b625fe41 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e
 ################################################################################
 ##  File:  pipx-packages.sh
 ##  Desc:  Install tools via pipx
diff --git a/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/installNewProvisioner.sh b/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/installNewProvisioner.sh
index 79a3afdf2..e588c670c 100644
--- a/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/installNewProvisioner.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/installNewProvisioner.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -e -o pipefail
 BOOTSTRAP_PATH="$1"
 ProvisionerPackageUri="$2"
 ProvisionerScriptUri="$3"