diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-release.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-release.sh
index 83257eb05..0a689ce9e 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-release.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-release.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ source /usr/lib/archboot/release_functions
 _root_check
 echo "Start release creation in $1 ..."
 _create_iso "$@" || exit 1
-_create_boot
+_create_boot || exit 1
 _create_cksum || exit 1
 echo "Finished release creation in ${1} ."
diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-release.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-release.sh
index c3d3ec8b9..effd175c7 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-release.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-release.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _root_check
 _x86_64_check
 echo "Start release creation in $1 ..."
 _create_iso "$@" || exit 1
-_create_boot
+_create_boot || exit 1
 _create_cksum || exit 1
 echo "Finished release creation in ${1} ."