diff --git a/hooks/nvidia-bootstrap/image/run.sh b/hooks/nvidia-bootstrap/image/run.sh
index 0ca3ebb6f8f63..b4aaf838bc864 100755
--- a/hooks/nvidia-bootstrap/image/run.sh
+++ b/hooks/nvidia-bootstrap/image/run.sh
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ for (( i=0; i<${length}; i++ )); do
       touch $filepath_installed # Mark successful installation
     else
       echo "Unable to handle file $filepath_host"
+      exit 1
     fi
   fi
 done