diff --git a/bin/check_goimports b/bin/check_goimports
index d55969569a..217ebb9429 100755
--- a/bin/check_goimports
+++ b/bin/check_goimports
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #> bin/check_goimports ./communication
 #> bin/check_goimports ./communication/...
 
+set -e
+
 source bin/helpers/output.sh
 
 ARGUMENTS=$@
@@ -28,4 +30,4 @@ if [ ! -z "$unformatted" ]; then
 fi
 
 print_success "All files are compliant to goimports."
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0