diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 2054bf541d713edf4d5641d0bd57c1d3c485e464..e008657d1f23c8156666cf495d13898a3eb63ccc 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ backup(){
 
         echo "Running pre_actions"
         pre_actions
+        exit_on_fail $? "Pre action failed"
         echo "Creating encrypted incremental backup: $bckplist "
         /usr/bin/duplicity \
                 --full-if-older-than $BK_FULL_FREQ \