diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 12be2d7..47bf12c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
             dvt = final.writeShellApplication {
               name = "dvt";
+              bashOptions = [ "errexit" "pipefail" ];
               text = ''
                 if [ -z "''${1}" ]; then
                   echo "no template specified"