diff --git a/bin/dragon b/bin/dragon
index 16c0ad1de..e665a0c4e 100644
--- a/bin/dragon
+++ b/bin/dragon
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -e
-
 export DRAGON_DIR=.dragon
 export DRAGON_VERS=$(python3 -c 'from dragon.util import version; print(version())')
 
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ if [[ $build -eq 1 ]]; then
             cp DragonMake "$i/$DRAGON_DIR/DragonMake" 2> /dev/null
         fi
         build $i $j
-    done
+    done || exit
 
     find . -name '.clean' -type f -delete
 
diff --git a/src/dragon/shscripts/building b/src/dragon/shscripts/building
index c0af05c15..54a37c373 100644
--- a/src/dragon/shscripts/building
+++ b/src/dragon/shscripts/building
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-
 clean_dir()
 {
     DNAME=$1