diff --git a/lustre-iokit/obdfilter-survey/obdfilter-survey b/lustre-iokit/obdfilter-survey/obdfilter-survey
index b55d01d231cb2bc5dcd2f8ceff21eeee3a875a0a..19cdaf040be209272314d7d1eb64059c22f8d500 100755
--- a/lustre-iokit/obdfilter-survey/obdfilter-survey
+++ b/lustre-iokit/obdfilter-survey/obdfilter-survey
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+set -e
 ######################################################################
 # customize per survey