diff --git a/travis/check_64_to_32.sh b/travis/check_64_to_32.sh
index 3e3aa0e122..771b4db570 100755
--- a/travis/check_64_to_32.sh
+++ b/travis/check_64_to_32.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
 sudo apt-get install -y mpich libmpich-dev
 export NWCHEM_TOP=`pwd`
 export USE_MPI=1