diff --git a/.zuul/playbooks/containerd-build/run.yaml b/.zuul/playbooks/containerd-build/run.yaml
index b436df204..7651c7753 100644
--- a/.zuul/playbooks/containerd-build/run.yaml
+++ b/.zuul/playbooks/containerd-build/run.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       shell:
         cmd: |
           set -xe
+          set -o pipefail
           apt-get update
           apt-get install -y btrfs-tools libseccomp-dev git pkg-config