diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 558750cf..1769c3c9 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 echo Updating Zeppelin...
 
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml stop
 git pull
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "git pull failed. exiting."
-  exit 1
-fi
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml build
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d