diff --git a/script/setup b/script/setup
index 5baa0e862b..65f46d7949 100755
--- a/script/setup
+++ b/script/setup
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fi
 # Check node version
 if ! node --version | grep $NODE_VERSION > /dev/null; then
   printf "${RED}Open Food Network requires node ${NODE_VERSION}${NO_COLOR}. Have a look at: https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv\n"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 # Set up Ruby dependencies via Bundler