diff --git a/docker/run-tests.sh b/docker/run-tests.sh
index e2c3135..4f6c282 100644
--- a/docker/run-tests.sh
+++ b/docker/run-tests.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ done
 
 # run the tests
 echo "Running pytest with coverage"
-pytest -v --cov="dataimporter" --cov-report term-missing tests
+pytest -v -x --cov="dataimporter" --cov-report term-missing tests
 # store the exit code from the pytest run
 test_exit_code=$?