diff --git a/scripts/ci/layered.sh b/scripts/ci/layered.sh
index fdde9dd828..bb002bd3ab 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/layered.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/layered.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ex
+
 # Creates a layered environment with the full repo for the app and SDKs cloned
 # and linked. This gives an element-web dev environment ready to build with
 # the current react-sdk branch and any matching branches of react-sdk's dependencies