diff --git a/test/cmd/apply.sh b/test/cmd/apply.sh
index 85b036567d5..2a4d0bbd3cb 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apply.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apply.sh
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
   [[ "$(kubectl apply -f hack/testdata/retainKeys/deployment/deployment-after.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")" ]]
   # Post-Condition: deployment "test-deployment-retainkeys" has updated fields
   grep -q Recreate <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")"
-  ! grep -q RollingUpdate <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")"
+  ! grep -q RollingUpdate <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")" || exit 1
   grep -q hostPath <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")"
-  ! grep -q emptyDir <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")"
+  ! grep -q emptyDir <<< "$(kubectl get deployments test-deployment-retainkeys -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}")" || exit 1
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete deployments test-deployment-retainkeys "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Dry-run create the CR
   kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" apply --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/CRD/resource.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Make sure that the CR doesn't exist
-  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" get resource/myobj
+  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" get resource/myobj || exit 1
 
   # clean-up
   kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" delete customresourcedefinition resources.mygroup.example.com
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Dry-run create the CR
   kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" apply --server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/CRD/resource.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Make sure that the CR doesn't exist
-  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" get resource/myobj
+  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" get resource/myobj || exit 1
 
   # clean-up
   kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" delete customresourcedefinition resources.mygroup.example.com
diff --git a/test/cmd/apps.sh b/test/cmd/apps.sh
index 2000453449a..0c3b8262232 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apps.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apps.sh
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ run_deployment_tests() {
   sleep 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{${image_field0:?}}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_DEPLOYMENT_R1}:"
   # Rollback to revision 1000000 - should be no-op
-  ! kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx --to-revision=1000000 "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  ! kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx --to-revision=1000000 "${kube_flags[@]:?}" || exit 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{${image_field0:?}}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_DEPLOYMENT_R1}:"
   # Rollback to last revision
   kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ run_deployment_tests() {
   # Pause the deployment
   kubectl-with-retry rollout pause deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # A paused deployment cannot be rolled back
-  ! kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  ! kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}" || exit 1
   # A paused deployment cannot be restarted
-  ! kubectl rollout restart deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  ! kubectl rollout restart deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}" || exit 1
   # Resume the deployment
   kubectl-with-retry rollout resume deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # The resumed deployment can now be rolled back
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ run_deployment_tests() {
   newrs="$(kubectl describe deployment nginx | grep NewReplicaSet | awk '{print $2}')"
   kubectl get rs "${newrs}" -o yaml | grep "deployment.kubernetes.io/revision-history: 1,3"
   # Check that trying to watch the status of a superseded revision returns an error
-  ! kubectl rollout status deployment/nginx --revision=3
+  ! kubectl rollout status deployment/nginx --revision=3 || exit 1
   # Restarting the deployment creates a new replicaset
   kubectl rollout restart deployment/nginx
   sleep 1
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ run_deployment_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{${image_field0:?}}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_DEPLOYMENT_R2}:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{${image_field1:?}}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_PERL}:"
   # Set non-existing container should fail
-  ! kubectl set image deployment nginx-deployment redis=redis "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  ! kubectl set image deployment nginx-deployment redis=redis "${kube_flags[@]:?}" || exit 1
   # Set image of deployments without specifying name
   kubectl set image deployments --all nginx="${IMAGE_DEPLOYMENT_R1}" "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{${image_field0:?}}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_DEPLOYMENT_R1}:"
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ run_rs_tests() {
     kube::test::get_object_assert 'hpa frontend' "{{${hpa_min_field:?}}} {{${hpa_max_field:?}}} {{${hpa_cpu_field:?}}}" '2 3 80'
     kubectl delete hpa frontend "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
     # autoscale without specifying --max should fail
-    ! kubectl autoscale rs frontend "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+    ! kubectl autoscale rs frontend "${kube_flags[@]:?}" || exit 1
     # Clean up
     kubectl delete rs frontend "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   fi
diff --git a/test/cmd/core.sh b/test/cmd/core.sh
index 6235a531486..64ff8a8ab81 100755
--- a/test/cmd/core.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/core.sh
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   # Pre-condition: valid-pod POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'valid-pod:'
   # Command
-  ! kubectl delete pods "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl delete pods "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Post-condition: valid-pod POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'valid-pod:'
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   # Pre-condition: valid-pod POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'valid-pod:'
   # Command
-  ! kubectl delete --all pods -l'name in (valid-pod)' "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl delete --all pods -l'name in (valid-pod)' "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Post-condition: valid-pod POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'valid-pod:'
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pdb/test-pdb-4 --namespace=test-kubectl-describe-pod' "{{$pdb_max_unavailable}}" '50%'
 
   ### Fail creating a pod disruption budget if both maxUnavailable and minAvailable specified
-  ! kubectl create pdb test-pdb --selector=app=rails --min-available=2 --max-unavailable=3 --namespace=test-kubectl-describe-pod
+  ! kubectl create pdb test-pdb --selector=app=rails --min-available=2 --max-unavailable=3 --namespace=test-kubectl-describe-pod || exit 1
 
   # Create a pod that consumes secret, configmap, and downward API keys as envs
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods --namespace=test-kubectl-describe-pod' "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ __EOF__
   grep -q 'Edit cancelled' <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit pod/valid-pod 2>&1)"
   grep -q 'name: valid-pod' <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit pod/valid-pod)"
   grep -q CRLF <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit --windows-line-endings pod/valid-pod | file - )"
-  ! grep -q CRLF <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit --windows-line-endings=false pod/valid-pod | file - )"
+  ! grep -q CRLF <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit --windows-line-endings=false pod/valid-pod | file - )" || exit 1
   grep -q 'kind: List' <<< "$(EDITOR="cat" kubectl edit ns)"
 
   ### Label POD YAML file locally without effecting the live pod.
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Pre-condition: name is valid-pod
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pod valid-pod' "{{${labels_field}.name}}" 'valid-pod'
   # Command
-  ! kubectl label pods valid-pod name=valid-pod-super-sayan "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl label pods valid-pod name=valid-pod-super-sayan "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Post-condition: name is still valid-pod
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pod valid-pod' "{{${labels_field}.name}}" 'valid-pod'
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" is created
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods test-pod' "{{${labels_field}.name}}" 'test-pod-label'
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" doesn't have configuration annotation
-  ! grep -q kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" )"
+  ! grep -q kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" )" || exit 1
   ## 2. kubectl replace doesn't set the annotation
   kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | ${SED} 's/test-pod-label/test-pod-replaced/g' > "${KUBE_TEMP}"/test-pod-replace.yaml
   # Command: replace the pod "test-pod"
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" is replaced
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods test-pod' "{{${labels_field}.name}}" 'test-pod-replaced'
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" doesn't have configuration annotation
-  ! grep -q kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")"
+  ! grep -q kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")" || exit 1
   ## 3. kubectl apply does set the annotation
   # Command: apply the pod "test-pod"
   kubectl apply -f hack/testdata/pod-apply.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" has configuration annotation, and it's updated (different from the annotation when it's applied)
   grep -q kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" )"
   kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration > "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration-replaced
-  ! [[ $(diff -q "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration-replaced > /dev/null) ]]
+  ! [[ $(diff -q "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration-replaced > /dev/null) ]] || exit 1
   # Clean up
   rm "${KUBE_TEMP}"/test-pod-replace.yaml "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration "${KUBE_TEMP}"/annotation-configuration-replaced
   kubectl delete pods test-pod "${kube_flags[@]}"
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ run_service_tests() {
 
   # Set selector of a local file without talking to the server
   kubectl set selector -f test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-master-service.yaml role=padawan --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! kubectl set selector -f test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-master-service.yaml role=padawan --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set selector -f test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-master-service.yaml role=padawan --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Set command to change the selector.
   kubectl set selector -f test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-master-service.yaml role=padawan
   # prove role=padawan
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ run_service_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'services redis-master' "{{range$service_selector_field}}{{.}}:{{end}}" "redis:master:backend:"
   # Show dry-run works on running selector
   kubectl set selector services redis-master role=padawan --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! kubectl set selector services redis-master role=padawan --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set selector services redis-master role=padawan --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'services redis-master' "{{range$service_selector_field}}{{.}}:{{end}}" "redis:master:backend:"
 
   ### Dump current redis-master service
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ run_rc_tests() {
   # Pre-condition: 2 replicas
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'rc frontend' "{{$rc_replicas_field}}" '2'
   # Command
-  ! kubectl scale --current-replicas=3 --replicas=2 replicationcontrollers frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl scale --current-replicas=3 --replicas=2 replicationcontrollers frontend "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Post-condition: nothing changed
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'rc frontend' "{{$rc_replicas_field}}" '2'
 
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ run_rc_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'hpa frontend' "{{$hpa_min_field}} {{$hpa_max_field}} {{$hpa_cpu_field}}" '2 3 80'
   kubectl delete hpa frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
   # autoscale without specifying --max should fail
-  ! kubectl autoscale rc frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl autoscale rc frontend "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete rc frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ run_rc_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Set resources of a local file without talking to the server
   kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer-resources.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer-resources.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer-resources.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Create a deployment
   kubectl create -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer-resources.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx-deployment-resources:'
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ run_rc_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 0).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "100m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "100m:"
   # Set a non-existing container should fail
-  ! kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=redis --limits=cpu=100m
+  ! kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=redis --limits=cpu=100m || exit 1
   # Set the limit of a specific container in deployment
   kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=nginx --limits=cpu=200m "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 0).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "200m:"
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ run_rc_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.requests.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
   # Show dry-run works on running deployments
   kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=perl --limits=cpu=400m --requests=cpu=400m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=perl --limits=cpu=400m --requests=cpu=400m --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment-resources -c=perl --limits=cpu=400m --requests=cpu=400m --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 0).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "200m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.requests.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
diff --git a/test/cmd/crd.sh b/test/cmd/crd.sh
index 9c54c63a993..9a3ffe5d48c 100755
--- a/test/cmd/crd.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/crd.sh
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ run_non_native_resource_tests() {
   kubectl "${kube_flags[@]}" get foos/test -o json > "${CRD_RESOURCE_FILE}"
   # cannot apply strategic patch locally
   CRD_PATCH_ERROR_FILE="${KUBE_TEMP}/crd-foos-test-error"
-  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]}" patch --local -f "${CRD_RESOURCE_FILE}" -p '{"patched":"value3"}' 2> "${CRD_PATCH_ERROR_FILE}"
+  ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]}" patch --local -f "${CRD_RESOURCE_FILE}" -p '{"patched":"value3"}' 2> "${CRD_PATCH_ERROR_FILE}" || exit 1
   if grep -q "try --type merge" "${CRD_PATCH_ERROR_FILE}"; then
     kube::log::status "\"kubectl patch --local\" returns error as expected for CustomResource: $(cat "${CRD_PATCH_ERROR_FILE}")"
   else
diff --git a/test/cmd/create.sh b/test/cmd/create.sh
index 8ffa71b21bd..b027f140f69 100755
--- a/test/cmd/create.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/create.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ run_kubectl_create_error_tests() {
   kube::log::status "Testing kubectl create with error"
 
   # Passing no arguments to create is an error
-  ! kubectl create
+  ! kubectl create || exit 1
 
   ## kubectl create should not panic on empty string lists in a template
   ERROR_FILE="${KUBE_TEMP}/validation-error"
diff --git a/test/cmd/generic-resources.sh b/test/cmd/generic-resources.sh
index 2904833eba7..c3bb11fa5e0 100755
--- a/test/cmd/generic-resources.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/generic-resources.sh
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ run_recursive_resources_tests() {
   # Pre-condition: no replication controller exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
-  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   # Post-condition: frontend replication controller is created
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'busybox0:busybox1:'
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ run_recursive_resources_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
   # Create deployments (revision 1) recursively from directory of YAML files
-  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/deployment --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/deployment --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx0-deployment:nginx1-deployment:'
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$image_field0}}:{{end}}" "${IMAGE_NGINX}:${IMAGE_NGINX}:"
   ## Rollback the deployments to revision 1 recursively
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ run_recursive_resources_tests() {
   # Clean up
   unset PRESERVE_ERR_FILE
   rm "${ERROR_FILE}"
-  ! kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/recursive/deployment --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force
+  ! kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/recursive/deployment --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force || exit 1
   sleep 1
 
   ### Rollout on multiple replication controllers recursively - these tests ensure that rollouts cannot be performed on resources that don't support it
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ run_recursive_resources_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
   # Create replication controllers recursively from directory of YAML files
-  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl create -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" || exit 1
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'busybox0:busybox1:'
   # Command
   ## Attempt to rollback the replication controllers to revision 1 recursively
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ run_recursive_resources_tests() {
   kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'replicationcontrollers "busybox0" resuming is not supported'
   kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'replicationcontrollers "busybox1" resuming is not supported'
   # Clean up
-  ! kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force
+  ! kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/recursive/rc --recursive "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force || exit 1
   sleep 1
 
   set +o nounset
diff --git a/test/cmd/save-config.sh b/test/cmd/save-config.sh
index 25e524a6082..5a35637643e 100755
--- a/test/cmd/save-config.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/save-config.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ run_save_config_tests() {
   create_and_use_new_namespace
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   kubectl create -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")"
+  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")" || exit 1
   # Command: edit the pod "test-pod"
   temp_editor="${KUBE_TEMP}/tmp-editor.sh"
   echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n${SED} -i \"s/test-pod-label/test-pod-label-edited/g\" \$@" > "${temp_editor}"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ run_save_config_tests() {
   create_and_use_new_namespace
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   kubectl create -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")"
+  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get pods test-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")" || exit 1
   # Command: replace the pod "test-pod"
   kubectl replace -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml --save-config "${kube_flags[@]}"
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" has configuration annotation
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ run_save_config_tests() {
   # Pre-Condition: no RC exists, then create the rc "frontend", which shouldn't have configuration annotation
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   kubectl create -f hack/testdata/frontend-controller.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get rc frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")"
+  ! grep -q "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" <<< "$(kubectl get rc frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")" || exit 1
   # Command: autoscale rc "frontend"
   kubectl autoscale -f hack/testdata/frontend-controller.yaml --save-config "${kube_flags[@]}" --max=2
   # Post-Condition: hpa "frontend" has configuration annotation