diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/acir_tests/run_acir_tests.sh b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/acir_tests/run_acir_tests.sh
index 03b90b4f79c..b75ec2b53b4 100755
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/acir_tests/run_acir_tests.sh
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/acir_tests/run_acir_tests.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function test() {
     $BB prove_and_verify -c $CRS_PATH -b ./target/$dir_name.bytecode > /dev/null 2>&1
   fi
   result=$?
-  set -xeu
+  set -eu
 
   if [ $result -eq 0 ]; then
     echo -e "\033[32mPASSED\033[0m"