diff --git a/drupalci.yml b/drupalci.yml
index 60736f019ea8090ad032eb3f2e6d8d54c0953d19..941738d82d81fad3a0bf7922a69a8e1853a826ed 100644
--- a/drupalci.yml
+++ b/drupalci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ build:
           - cd ${SOURCE_DIR}
           - sudo -u www-data composer config --no-plugins allow-plugins.cweagans/composer-patches true
           - sudo -u www-data composer config extra.enable-patching true
+          - sudo -u www-data composer config extra.composer-exit-on-patch-failure true
         halt-on-fail: true
       phplint:
       container_composer:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ build:
           - cd ${SOURCE_DIR}
           - sudo -u www-data composer config --no-plugins allow-plugins.cweagans/composer-patches true
           - sudo -u www-data composer config extra.enable-patching true
+          - sudo -u www-data composer config extra.composer-exit-on-patch-failure true
         halt-on-fail: true
       run_tests.phpunit:
         types: 'PHPUnit-Unit'