diff --git a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koji.yml b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koji.yml
index c7363a7cbc..bb8e0ca991 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koji.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koji.yml
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
       mbuffer -q -m 100M -l /tmp/mbuffer-xz-to-sed.log |
       sed '/COPY buildroot_listing /,/\./d' |
       mbuffer -q -m 1G -l /tmp/mbuffer-sed-to-psql.log |
-      psql koji
+      psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 koji
   - name: repoint all the prod rpm entries at the secondary volume (and other stuff)
-    shell: psql -1 koji </var/lib/pgsql/koji-reset-staging.sql
+    shell: psql -1 -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 koji </var/lib/pgsql/koji-reset-staging.sql
   - name: vacuum database
-    shell: psql koji <<<"VACUUM ANALYZE"
+    shell: psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 koji <<<"VACUUM ANALYZE"
 
 - name: bring staging services up
   hosts: koji-stg