diff --git a/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh b/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
index f315d34800c..d4196b0e803 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -eo pipefail
+set -o pipefail
 
 _basedir=$(dirname "$0")
-cd "$_basedir"
+cd "$_basedir" || exit
 
 docker_build () {
 	dockerfile=$1