diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/check-git-commit-message.sh b/jenkins/scripts/check-git-commit-message.sh
index 454967f7b3..54e50dda9e 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/check-git-commit-message.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/check-git-commit-message.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash -xe
+#!/bin/bash -x
 
 # Copyright 2015 Rackspace Australia
 #