diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index 5bb9b88..f08377d 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ get_all_relations () {
 
                         _out_new_relation_from_defs "$service" "$relation_name" "$ts" \
                                                     "${providers_def[0]}" "$relation_def" \
-                                                    >> "${cache_file}.wip"
+                                                    >> "${cache_file}.wip" || return 1
 
                         ## Adding service
                         [ "${services[$ts]}" ] && continue
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ get_all_relations () {
 
                 _out_new_relation_from_defs "$service" "$relation_name" "$ts" \
                                             "${providers_def[0]}" "$relation_def" \
-                                            >> "${cache_file}.wip"
+                                            >> "${cache_file}.wip" || return 1
 
                 ## Adding service
                 [ "${services[$ts]}" ] && continue