diff --git a/scripts/dependency_services/common.sh b/scripts/dependency_services/common.sh
index df5f4aaacf4..22cde66e7bd 100644
--- a/scripts/dependency_services/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/dependency_services/common.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $DOCKER_COMPOSE up -d
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Something goes wrong, please check $DOCKER_COMPOSE output"
-    return
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 # [service_name_in_docker_compose]="env_var_name_1:port_1_in_docker_compose env_var_name_2:port_2_in_docker_compose"
diff --git a/scripts/dependency_services/up.fish b/scripts/dependency_services/up.fish
index da823df8186..f3d83f91c3c 100755
--- a/scripts/dependency_services/up.fish
+++ b/scripts/dependency_services/up.fish
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bash "$cwd/common.sh" $KONG_SERVICE_ENV_FILE up
 
 if test $status -ne 0
     echo "Something goes wrong, please check common.sh output"
-    return
+    exit 1
 end
 
 source $KONG_SERVICE_ENV_FILE
diff --git a/scripts/dependency_services/up.sh b/scripts/dependency_services/up.sh
index a3af6d19e87..ec665a0e132 100755
--- a/scripts/dependency_services/up.sh
+++ b/scripts/dependency_services/up.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 bash "$cwd/common.sh" $KONG_SERVICE_ENV_FILE up
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Something goes wrong, please check common.sh output"
-    return
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 . $KONG_SERVICE_ENV_FILE