diff --git a/bin/genwgQR b/bin/genwgQR
index 5bb3758..71d0b13 100755
--- a/bin/genwgQR
+++ b/bin/genwgQR
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -aeou pipefail
 keepassdb="$HOME/Nextcloud/passwords/Passwords.kdbx"
 
 type qrencode >/dev/null 2>&1 || { printf "qrencode is not installed\n" >&2;  exit 1; }
diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index def1a6c..be6b97b 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DOTFILES_RENAME_EXISTING_FILES=(
 
 ### NO Changes below this line
 
-set -aeo pipefail
+set -aeou pipefail
 
 function printHelp(){
     cat << EOF
diff --git a/bin/install_codecs b/bin/install_codecs
index 93cfd53..b1555cc 100755
--- a/bin/install_codecs
+++ b/bin/install_codecs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -aeou pipefail
 [[ "$EUID" != 0 ]] && echo "Run as root!" && exit 1
 zypper refresh
 zypper dist-upgrade --from packman --allow-downgrade --allow-vendor-change
diff --git a/bin/kubic_bootstrap.sh b/bin/kubic_bootstrap.sh
index 44c153d..051c9af 100644
--- a/bin/kubic_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bin/kubic_bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # to be executed in transactional-update shell
+set -aeou pipefail
 zypper install \
 	vim \
 	jq \
diff --git a/bin/setupWireguard b/bin/setupWireguard
index dae11bb..e37aea3 100755
--- a/bin/setupWireguard
+++ b/bin/setupWireguard
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -aeou pipefail
 keepassdb="$HOME/Nextcloud/passwords/Passwords.kdbx"
 
 type wg >/dev/null 2>&1 || { printf "wireguard is not installed\n" >&2;  exit 1; }