diff --git a/testing/scripts/load-testconfig b/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
index 7deaa1e85..3101467d6 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
+++ b/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ DIR=$(dirname `readlink -f $0`)
 . $DIR/function.sh
 SSHCONF="-F $DIR/../ssh_config"
 
+set -e
+
 ##########################################################################
 # load-testconfig requires a testname as an argument
 #