diff --git a/bin/steps/pip-install b/bin/steps/pip-install
index 036b3dc..056c607 100755
--- a/bin/steps/pip-install
+++ b/bin/steps/pip-install
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set -e
 
 if [[ "$?" ]]; then
     echo "an error occurred."
-    exit
+    exit 1
 fi