diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index be70a0b..e596408 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 echo "[+] Finding latest snapshot..."
 latest_snapshot=$(ls /media/storage/backup/snapshots | sort | tail -n1)
 passphrase=$(rage -d -i /media/storage/backup/static-passphrase-key /dev/shm/backup-passphrase)