diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh b/src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
index a5e687609587c..71a9fc151c74d 100755
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 function checkout_sibling {
   project=$1
   targetDir=$2
diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
index 54365aed42ba8..dd875d084f40a 100755
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
-set -o pipefail
 
 dir="$(pwd)"
 cacheDir="${CACHE_DIR:-"$HOME/.kibana"}"
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
index 12047d0b66d18..57250b1b06474 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
 
 "$(FORCE_COLOR=0 yarn bin)/grunt" functionalTests:ensureAllTestsInCiGroup;
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_report_failed_tests.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_report_failed_tests.sh
index 49aaea720a25d..c9e449d3304a1 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_report_failed_tests.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_report_failed_tests.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 xvfb-run "$(FORCE_COLOR=0 yarn bin)/grunt" jenkins:report;
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
index 0a63e2570bfd0..0ab7d64738223 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack.sh
index 218e7eb4baa31..ea610d4b0cf9a 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
index 1a7cc08618ca2..4df6041639116 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source src/dev/ci_setup/checkout_sibling_es.sh
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1