diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index f1e5fa0be5..a55bfa66b9 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ FileUtils.chdir APP_ROOT do
   system("bundle check 2> /dev/null") || system!(BUNDLE_ENV, "bundle install")
 
   # Install JavaScript dependencies
-  system("script/nodenv-install.sh")
+  system!("script/nodenv-install.sh")
   system!("bin/yarn")
 
   # puts "\n== Copying sample files =="