diff --git a/tests/pull-test.sh b/tests/pull-test.sh
index 5a96b087..82e70042 100755
--- a/tests/pull-test.sh
+++ b/tests/pull-test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 # Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
+set -e
+
 cd ${test_tmpdir}
 mkdir repo
 ${CMD_PREFIX} ostree --repo=repo init
diff --git a/tests/test-pull-corruption.sh b/tests/test-pull-corruption.sh
index 394a9e81..b042a0c0 100755
--- a/tests/test-pull-corruption.sh
+++ b/tests/test-pull-corruption.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ do_corrupt_pull_test() {
     fi
     rm -rf ${repopath}
     cp -a ${repopath}.orig ${repopath}
-    if ${CMD_PREFIX} ostree --repo=repo pull origin main && ${CMD_PREFIX} ostree --repo=repo fsck; then
+    ${CMD_PREFIX} ostree --repo=repo pull origin main
+    if ${CMD_PREFIX} ostree --repo=repo fsck; then
         echo "ok pull with correct data worked"
     else
         assert_not_reached "pull with correct data failed!"