diff --git a/scripts/e2e-renovate.sh b/scripts/e2e-renovate.sh
index c42b40c..2b6fe1f 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-renovate.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e-renovate.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,18 @@ renovate-config-validator
 
 echo "Running Renovate E2E (no dry-run)..."
 # Capture output but also stream it to stdout for debugging
+set +e
 renovate > renovate-e2e-output.log 2>&1
+RENOVATE_EXIT_CODE=$?
+set -e
+
 cat renovate-e2e-output.log
 
+if [ $RENOVATE_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: Renovate command failed with exit code $RENOVATE_EXIT_CODE"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # Assertions
 echo "Checking for successful run..."
 if ! grep -q "Repository finished" renovate-e2e-output.log; then