diff --git a/scripts/run_release.sh b/scripts/run_release.sh
index 345c409..1642e8c 100755
--- a/scripts/run_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 echo "prebuiliding docker image"
 
 cuddle_cli x build_release
@@ -8,8 +10,8 @@ echo "running docker image"
 
 tag="$REGISTRY/$NAME:$COMMIT_SHA"
 
-docker run --rm -d "$tag"
+container_id=$(docker run --rm -d "$tag")
 
-sleep 10s
+sleep 5s
 
-docker stop "$tag"
+docker stop "$container_id"