diff --git a/overlay/usr/local/bin/flux-validate b/overlay/usr/local/bin/flux-validate
index 529febf..e9e281b 100755
--- a/overlay/usr/local/bin/flux-validate
+++ b/overlay/usr/local/bin/flux-validate
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # manifests (including Flux custom resources) before changes are merged into
 # the branch synced by Flux in-cluster.
 
-set -o errexit
+set -eo pipefail
 
 KUSTOMIZE_FLAGS=("--load-restrictor=LoadRestrictionsNone")
 KUSTOMIZE_CONFIG="kustomization.yaml"