diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index 292f5a37fecafdd96172beaa73a6d1f4088bea06..cecbb9664215b43f1b73984083ca719f0b0e63ab 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ checkOutput()
 
 loadConf()
 {
+    # Exit at any error
+    set -o errexit
+    set -o pipefail
+
     if [ $# -gt 1 -a -f "$1" ]; then
         conf=$(readlink -f "$1")
     elif [ -f "$PREFIX/"*.conf ]; then