diff --git a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
index 6a51e2995..f8d8e6eb9 100755
--- a/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
+++ b/utils/packpack/startpackpack.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+set -o pipefail
+
 # packpack setup file for the ZoneMinder project
 # Written by Andrew Bauer
 
@@ -250,6 +253,13 @@ execpackpack () {
     else
         packpack/packpack $parms
     fi
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo
+      echo "ERROR: An error occurred while executing packpack."
+      echo
+      exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 # Check for connectivity with the deploy target host