diff --git a/tests/unit/test-deploy-refactor.sh b/tests/unit/test-deploy-refactor.sh
index 4331787..dcec8e7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-deploy-refactor.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/test-deploy-refactor.sh
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ EOF
     done
     KIT_MDM_MANAGED=false
     _build_tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
-    build_settings_file "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    build_settings_file "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
     jq -e 'any(.hooks.SessionStart[]?.hooks[]?.command?;
       contains("feature-recommendation/check-pending.sh"))' \
       "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ EOF
     done
     KIT_MDM_MANAGED=true
     _build_tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
-    build_settings_file "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    build_settings_file "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
     ! jq -e 'any(.hooks.SessionStart[]?.hooks[]?.command?;
       contains("feature-recommendation/check-pending.sh"))' \
       "$_build_tmp/settings.json" >/dev/null
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-ghostty.sh b/tests/unit/test-ghostty.sh
index 729ae93..ec9fb21 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-ghostty.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/test-ghostty.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ _ghostty_test_make_app() {
     mkdir -p "$_app/Contents/MacOS"
     printf 'outside' > "$_tmpdir/ghostty"
     chmod +x "$_tmpdir/ghostty"
-    ln -s "$_tmpdir/ghostty" "$_app/Contents/MacOS/ghostty"
+    ln -s "$_tmpdir/ghostty" "$_app/Contents/MacOS/ghostty" || exit 1
     _codesign_called=0
     _ghostty_codesign() { _codesign_called=1; return 0; }
     ! ghostty_mdm_is_trusted "$_app" \
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _ghostty_test_make_app() {
   if (
     _tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
     _app="$_tmpdir/Ghostty.app"
-    _ghostty_test_make_app "$_app"
+    _ghostty_test_make_app "$_app" || exit 1
     _ghostty_codesign() { return 1; }
     ! ghostty_mdm_is_trusted "$_app"
   ); then
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ _ghostty_test_make_app() {
     mkdir -p "$_config_dir"
     printf 'old\n' > "$_config"
     printf 'new\n' > "$_template"
-    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
     _backups=("$_config".backup.*)
     [[ "$(cat "$_config")" == new && ! -e "${_backups[0]}" ]]
   ); then
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ _ghostty_test_make_app() {
     printf 'old\n' > "$_config"
     printf 'new\n' > "$_template"
     date() { printf '%s' 20000101000000; }
-    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
     [[ "$(cat "$_config")" == new \
       && "$(cat "$_config.backup.20000101000000")" == old ]]
   ); then
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ _ghostty_test_make_app() {
     printf 'old\n' > "$_config"
     printf 'new\n' > "$_template"
     date() { printf '%s' 20000101000000; }
-    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    deploy_ghostty_config "$_template" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
     [[ "$(cat "$_config")" == new \
       && "$(cat "$_config.backup.20000101000000")" == old ]]
   ); then
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-mdm-install.sh b/tests/unit/test-mdm-install.sh
index 02e3d09..d2f3596 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-mdm-install.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/test-mdm-install.sh
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ fi
         /bin/sleep 0.01
         _attempt=$((_attempt + 1))
       done
-      [[ -e "$_ready" && "$_actual_pgid" == "$_leader" ]]
+      [[ -e "$_ready" && "$_actual_pgid" == "$_leader" ]] || exit 1
       /bin/kill -STOP -- "-$_leader"
       _attempt=0
       while ! _mdm_launcher_group_quiesced "$_leader" \
@@ -2108,14 +2108,14 @@ fi
       _member_count="$(printf '%s\n' "$_listing" \
         | /usr/bin/awk -v pgid="$_leader" '$1 == pgid { count++ }
           END { print count + 0 }')"
-      [[ "$_member_count" -ge 2 ]]
-      _mdm_launcher_group_quiesced "$_leader"
+      [[ "$_member_count" -ge 2 ]] || exit 1
+      _mdm_launcher_group_quiesced "$_leader" || exit 1
       exec 2>/dev/null
       /bin/kill -KILL -- "-$_leader" 2>/dev/null || true
       _mdm_launcher_wait_child_bounded "$_leader" 100 || true
       _state=0
       _mdm_launcher_group_state "$_leader" || _state=$?
-      [[ "$_state" -eq 1 ]]
+      [[ "$_state" -eq 1 ]] || exit 1
       _leader=""
       trap - EXIT
     ) > "$_diagnostic" 2>&1 || _rc=$?
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ fi
           LC_ALL=C /bin/ps -p "$_quick_pid" -o pgid= 2>/dev/null || true
         )"
         _actual_pgid="${_actual_pgid//[[:space:]]/}"
-        [[ -z "$_actual_pgid" || "$_actual_pgid" == "$_quick_pgid" ]]
+        [[ -z "$_actual_pgid" || "$_actual_pgid" == "$_quick_pgid" ]] || exit 1
         wait "$_quick_pid"
         _quick_pid="" _quick_pgid="" _quick_starting=0
         _attempt=$((_attempt + 1))