diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f04cba63775c7df073222c2e70117fdbb499c838..366d2e6bdfb9770dc9551f0a39350fd29b03e129 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
         },
         "wordpress-language-dir": "app/wp-content/languages/",
         "wordpress-languages": ["ar", "ca","cy","da_DK","de_DE","el", "en_GB", "es_ES","fi","fr_FR", "it_IT","ja", "nl_NL", "nn_NO","pt_PT","ru_RU","sk_SK", "sv_SE", "ro_RO"],
-        "patches-file": "composer.patches.json",        
+        "patches-file": "composer.patches.json",
+        "composer-exit-on-patch-failure": true,
         "dropin-paths": {
             "app/wp-content/mu-plugins" : [
                 "package:wpackagist-plugin/disable-wordpress-updates",