diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
index 4aebfd90..2d876002 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Kamal::Cli
   class Base < Thor
     include SSHKit::DSL
 
-    def self.exit_on_failure?() false end
+    def self.exit_on_failure?() true end
     def self.dynamic_command_class() Kamal::Cli::Alias::Command end
 
     class_option :verbose, type: :boolean, aliases: "-v", desc: "Detailed logging"