diff --git a/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml b/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
index 6aefbe2c1..9c5bc1b3b 100644
--- a/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
+++ b/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 - name: "{{ operator.name }} - Update the go.mod file in meta operator for provided PR_SHA"  # noqa: name[template]
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    set -e
     go mod edit -replace {{ operator_api_path }}=github.com/{{ operator.pr_owner }}/{{ operator_base_module_name }}@{{ operator.pr_sha }}
     go mod tidy
     if [ -d ./apis ]; then
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
 
 - name: "{{ operator.name }} - Update the go.mod file using latest commit if no PR is provided"  # noqa: name[template]
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    set -e
     go mod edit -replace {{ operator_api_path }}={{ operator_api_path }}@{{ pr_sha }}
     go mod tidy
     if [ -d ./apis ]; then