diff --git a/resources/checkgit.sh b/resources/checkgit.sh
index 6555a93f66..a080b42566 100644
--- a/resources/checkgit.sh
+++ b/resources/checkgit.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Exit immediately if any subcommand terminated
-trap "exit 1" TERM
+trap "exit 1" ERR
 
 #
 # This script determines if current git state is the up to date master. If so
diff --git a/resources/gitpublish.sh b/resources/gitpublish.sh
index 67d0c6f592..29286d4882 100644
--- a/resources/gitpublish.sh
+++ b/resources/gitpublish.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # Exit immediately if any subcommand terminated
-trap "exit 1" TERM
+trap "exit 1" ERR
 
 # This script maintains a git branch which mirrors master but in a form that
 # what will eventually be deployed to npm, allowing npm dependencies to use:
diff --git a/resources/prepublish.sh b/resources/prepublish.sh
index 2c4983d3bb..a13cb877aa 100644
--- a/resources/prepublish.sh
+++ b/resources/prepublish.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Exit immediately if any subcommand terminated
-trap "exit 1" TERM
+trap "exit 1" ERR
 
 # Publishing to NPM is currently supported by Travis CI, which ensures that all
 # tests pass first and the deployed module contains the correct file structure.