diff --git a/copy_containers b/copy_containers
index b1f5b92..0ae2d08 100755
--- a/copy_containers
+++ b/copy_containers
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ else
 if [ -z "$SNAP_TO_SEND_FIRST_FOR_LATER_CHECK" ]
 then
 echo "Setting up mountpoint on destination for "$CONT_VAR""
-target_snap_version=$(ssh "$DEST_IP" -p $DEST_PORT snap info lxd| grep tracking: | awk {'print $2'} | cut -d"/" -f-1 | cut -d"." -f-1)
+target_snap_version=$(ssh "$DEST_IP" -p $DEST_PORT snap info lxd| grep tracking: | awk {'print $2'} | cut -d"/" -f-1 | cut -d"." -f-1); (($? != 0)) && { echo "SSH command to fill target_snap_version exited with non-zero"; exit 1; }
 if [[ "$target_snap_version" == 4 ]]
 then
 ssh "$DEST_IP" -p $DEST_PORT zfs set canmount=noauto "$DEST_ZPOOL"/lxd/storage/containers/"$CONT_VAR"; (($? != 0)) && { echo "SSH command to setup mountpoint on destination exited with non-zero"; exit 1; }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ssh "$DEST_IP" -p $DEST_PORT "cat <<EOF | lxd recover
 no
 yes
 yes
-EOF"
+EOF"; (($? != 0)) && { echo "SSH command lxd recover exited with non-zero"; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 fi