diff --git a/bin/cdist-config b/bin/cdist-config
index 87f24d06..bf3f5b24 100644
--- a/bin/cdist-config
+++ b/bin/cdist-config
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ __cdist_version="1.8.0"
 # Fail if something bogus is going on
 set -u
 
-# Fail if exited non-zero as well
-set -e
-
 ################################################################################
 # cconf standard vars prefixed with cdist