diff --git a/debian/uuid-runtime.prerm b/debian/uuid-runtime.prerm
index 241d7a0b..904e1616 100644
--- a/debian/uuid-runtime.prerm
+++ b/debian/uuid-runtime.prerm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-
+set -e
 if [ -x /usr/sbin/uuidd ]
 then
 	/usr/sbin/uuidd -k || true