diff --git a/.github/workflows/runner.yml b/.github/workflows/runner.yml
index 661d0f0f..7b359eea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runner.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: run tests in shell with tty
       shell: 'script -q -e -c "bash {0}"'
       run: |
+        set -e
         cd tests
         sudo ./run_some
         cat testsuite.log