diff --git a/packaging/make_ubuntu.sh b/packaging/make_ubuntu.sh
index db7fd2a..24b35f7 100755
--- a/packaging/make_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/packaging/make_ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -e
 set -x
 
 rm -rf tint2* 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ else
     REPO="tint2-git"
 fi
 
+set -e
+
 # Export repository contents to source directory
 DIR=tint2-$VERSION
 echo "Making release $DIR"