diff --git a/pypi_push.sh b/pypi_push.sh
index a34be36f3..6458003c6 100755
--- a/pypi_push.sh
+++ b/pypi_push.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 REPO="https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/"
 
+# install twine for pypi push
+pip install twine
+
 # deploy rh-doozer
 python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 twine upload -u OpenShiftART -p "$1" --repository-url $REPO dist/*