diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c9bd887..ee9ae32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 defaults:
   run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
+    shell: bash -e {0}
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index ef1f20d..b509d92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
 
 defaults:
   run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
+    shell: bash -e {0}
 
 jobs:
   pixi_lock:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jupyterlite.yaml b/.github/workflows/jupyterlite.yaml
index 8025aee..90aef93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jupyterlite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jupyterlite.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
 
 defaults:
   run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
+    shell: bash -e {0}
 
 jobs:
   pixi_lock:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index f40dcd7..674fb58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 defaults:
   run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
+    shell: bash -e {0}
 
 env:
   DISPLAY: ":99.0"