diff --git a/hack/tools/update-crds.sh b/hack/tools/update-crds.sh
index 4caa13350..b86464519 100755
--- a/hack/tools/update-crds.sh
+++ b/hack/tools/update-crds.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
 # This uses a custom CRD generator to create "standard" and "experimental" CRDs
 
 # The names of the generated CRDs