diff --git a/install_awesome_vimrc.sh b/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
index e8330afc..6b94e519 100644
--- a/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
+++ b/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
 cd ~/.vim_runtime
 
 echo 'set runtimepath+=~/.vim_runtime
diff --git a/install_basic_vimrc.sh b/install_basic_vimrc.sh
index 3478144d..6b3142d1 100644
--- a/install_basic_vimrc.sh
+++ b/install_basic_vimrc.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
 cd ~/.vim_runtime
 cat ~/.vim_runtime/vimrcs/basic.vim > ~/.vimrc
 echo "Installed the Basic Vim configuration successfully! Enjoy :-)"