diff --git a/.maintain/client_release.sh b/.maintain/client_release.sh
index 74e21e822d3..2ad4e9faeec 100755
--- a/.maintain/client_release.sh
+++ b/.maintain/client_release.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # "auto-fail" the PR if there isn't a change in the runtime/src/lib.rs file
 # that alters the version.
 
-#set -e # fail on any error
+set -e # fail on any error
 
 #shellcheck source=../common/lib.sh
 . "$(dirname "${0}")/./common/lib.sh"
diff --git a/.maintain/run_benchmarks.sh b/.maintain/run_benchmarks.sh
index 01c2722f66f..57934e8a405 100755
--- a/.maintain/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/.maintain/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Runs benchmarks for runtimes whose files have changed.
 
-#set -e # fail on any error
+set -e # fail on any error
 
 #shellcheck source=../common/lib.sh
 . "$(dirname "${0}")/./common/lib.sh"
diff --git a/.maintain/run_simnode.sh b/.maintain/run_simnode.sh
index f0e00811eb0..f92aeabba1c 100755
--- a/.maintain/run_simnode.sh
+++ b/.maintain/run_simnode.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Runs simnode for runtimes whose files have changed.
 
-#set -e # fail on any error
+set -e # fail on any error
 
 #shellcheck source=../common/lib.sh
 . "$(dirname "${0}")/./common/lib.sh"
diff --git a/.maintain/runtime_release.sh b/.maintain/runtime_release.sh
index b082fcf0270..259a50e4237 100755
--- a/.maintain/runtime_release.sh
+++ b/.maintain/runtime_release.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # "auto-fail" the PR if there isn't a change in the runtime/src/lib.rs file
 # that alters the version.
 
-#set -e # fail on any error
+set -e # fail on any error
 
 #shellcheck source=../common/lib.sh
 . "$(dirname "${0}")/./common/lib.sh"