diff --git a/roles/orchestrate-devstack/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/orchestrate-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
index 2b8ae01a62..b8ee7e35a7 100644
--- a/roles/orchestrate-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/orchestrate-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname == 'controller'
 
 - name: Setup devstack on sub-nodes
+  any_errors_fatal: true
   block:
 
   - name: Distribute the build sshkey for the user "stack"