--- a/start-local-mozreview
+++ b/start-local-mozreview
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ cd $VCT_PATH
 
 REPO_PATH=$PARENT_PATH/$TEST_REPO_NAME
 TEST_MOZREVIEW_PATH=$PARENT_PATH/$TEST_MOZREVIEW_NAME
 
 export MOZREVIEW_HOME=$TEST_MOZREVIEW_PATH
 . venv/bin/activate
 
 ./mozreview stop $TEST_MOZREVIEW_PATH
-./mozreview start --reviewboard-port=55556 $TEST_MOZREVIEW_PATH
+if ! ./mozreview start --reviewboard-port=55556 $TEST_MOZREVIEW_PATH; then
+    exit
+fi
 
 $(./mozreview shellinit)
 
 ./mozreview create-repo test-repo
 
 ./mozreview create-user default@example.com password 'Default User :default' \
     --uid 2000 --scm-level 1 --bugzilla-group editbugs
 ./reviewboard associate-ldap-user default default@example.com