diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh
index c81596c..5c11c16 100755
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 mvn clean install
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-gui-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-gui-verify.sh
index 9e6ca2f..ac91b67 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-gui-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-gui-verify.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
 . tools/build/envDefaults
 
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-loxi-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-loxi-verify.sh
index 827e6cf..e64cf51 100755
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-loxi-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-loxi-verify.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 make clean check-java
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-maven-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-maven-verify.sh
index 710950e..6702a81 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-maven-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-maven-verify.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
 . tools/build/envDefaults
 echo $PATH
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-release-build-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-release-build-verify.sh
index f521897..bd71a95 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-release-build-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-release-build-verify.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 # set up ONOS build environment
 ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
 . tools/build/envDefaults
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-sonar.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-sonar.sh
index 03d939f..c89756f 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-sonar.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-sonar.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
 . tools/build/envDefaults
 
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh
index a26c8a0..b4d67ff 100755
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
 . tools/build/envDefaults
 echo $PATH
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-yang-tools-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-yang-tools-verify.sh
index c81596c..5c11c16 100755
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-yang-tools-verify.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-yang-tools-verify.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+# exit on errors
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
 mvn clean install