diff --git a/docs/deployment/docker.mdx b/docs/deployment/docker.mdx
index 0f32e5e425..c1ea1e4634 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/docker.mdx
+++ b/docs/deployment/docker.mdx
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/keephq/keep/main/start.sh | sh
 ```bash start.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 # Keep install script for docker compose
+set -e
 
 echo "Creating state directory."
 mkdir -p state
-test -e state
+test -e state || echo "Unable to create folder"
 echo "Changing directory ownership to non-privileged user."
 chown -R 999:999 state || echo "Unable to change directory ownership, changing permissions instead." && chmod -R 0777 state
 which curl &> /dev/null || echo "curl not installed"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index d24dfa3fae..79b7c214fc 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Keep install script for docker compose
+set -e
 
 echo "Creating state directory."
 mkdir -p state
-test -e state
+test -e state || echo "Unable to create folder"
 echo "Changing directory ownership to non-privileged user."
 chown -R 999:999 state || echo "Unable to change directory ownership, changing permissions instead." && chmod -R 0777 state
 which curl &> /dev/null || echo "curl not installed"