diff --git a/scripts/ci/ensure-all-node-requirements-available.sh b/scripts/ci/ensure-all-node-requirements-available.sh
index 9bd51cba..d4c89c95 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/ensure-all-node-requirements-available.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/ensure-all-node-requirements-available.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ git ls-tree -r HEAD | while IFS='' read line; do
           exit 1
         fi
       done
+      # see http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/213112
+      err=$?
+      if [[ $err -ne 0 ]]; then exit $err; fi
     fi
   fi
 done