diff --git a/.mikaela_install b/.mikaela_install
index 37c4e0c7..c0836ad7 100755
--- a/.mikaela_install
+++ b/.mikaela_install
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # stop.
 set -x
 
-git verify-commit HEAD
+git verify-commit HEAD || exit 1
 
 cat .mikaela/bash_aliases >~/.bash_aliases
 cat .mikaela/zsh_aliases >~/.zsh_aliases
diff --git a/install b/install
index 03cd36c1..11d9a2fa 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -x
 
 if [ -d ~/src/gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/ssh-allowed_signers ]; then
-	git verify-commit HEAD
+	git verify-commit HEAD || exit 1
 	sleep 3
 else
 	echo "Keys not found, cloning..."
diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 89ff1bb7..ff2c429e 100755
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ function shell-things {
 		git remote set-url origin https://gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/shell-things.git
 		git fetch --all
 		git pull
-		git verify-commit HEAD
+		git verify-commit HEAD || exit 1
 		sleep 10
 		echo ""
 		echo "shell-things: Installing/Upgrading..."
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index abde7801..d25176e7 100755
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ function shell-things {
 		git remote set-url origin https://gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/shell-things.git
 		git fetch --all
 		git pull
-		git verify-commit HEAD
+		git verify-commit HEAD || exit 1
 		sleep 10
 		echo ""
 		echo "shell-things: Installing/Upgrading..."