diff --git a/cmd/barak/main.go b/cmd/barak/main.go
index 0c70b4f8e..92315ae53 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/main.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/main.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func Run(authCommand AuthCommand) (interface{}, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	log.Info(Fmt("Run() received command %v:\n%v", reflect.TypeOf(command), command))
+	log.Info(Fmt("Run() received command %v:%v", reflect.TypeOf(command), command))
 	// Issue command
 	switch c := command.(type) {
 	case CommandStartProcess:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func StartProcess(wait bool, label string, execPath string, args []string, input
 	if wait {
 		<-proc.WaitCh
 		output := pcm.ReadOutput(proc)
-		fmt.Println("Read output", output)
+		// fmt.Println("Read output", output)
 		if proc.ExitState == nil {
 			return &ResponseStartProcess{
 				Success: true,
diff --git a/cmd/debora/main.go b/cmd/debora/main.go
index 6f0357864..801acb797 100644
--- a/cmd/debora/main.go
+++ b/cmd/debora/main.go
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@ func cliGetStatus(c *cli.Context) {
 		fmt.Println("BTW, status takes no arguments.")
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := GetStatus(remote)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success. %v\n", remote, response)
@@ -158,6 +160,9 @@ func cliGetStatus(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliStartProcess(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -175,12 +180,14 @@ func cliStartProcess(c *cli.Context) {
 		Input:    c.String("input"),
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := StartProcess(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success.\n", remote)
@@ -195,6 +202,9 @@ func cliStartProcess(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliStopProcess(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -208,12 +218,14 @@ func cliStopProcess(c *cli.Context) {
 		Kill:  true,
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := StopProcess(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success. %v\n", remote, response)
@@ -221,6 +233,9 @@ func cliStopProcess(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliListProcesses(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -233,12 +248,14 @@ func cliListProcesses(c *cli.Context) {
 	*/
 	command := btypes.CommandListProcesses{}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := ListProcesses(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", Blue(remote), Red(err))
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v processes:\n", Blue(remote))
@@ -257,6 +274,9 @@ func cliListProcesses(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliOpenListener(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -269,12 +289,14 @@ func cliOpenListener(c *cli.Context) {
 		Addr: listenAddr,
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := OpenListener(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v opened %v.\n", remote, response.Addr)
@@ -282,6 +304,9 @@ func cliOpenListener(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliCloseListener(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -294,12 +319,14 @@ func cliCloseListener(c *cli.Context) {
 		Addr: listenAddr,
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := CloseListener(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success. %v\n", remote, response)
@@ -307,6 +334,9 @@ func cliCloseListener(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliDownloadFile(c *cli.Context) {
@@ -321,12 +351,14 @@ func cliDownloadFile(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string, localPath string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			n, err := DownloadFile(Config.PrivKey, remote, command, localPath)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success. Wrote %v bytes to %v\n", remote, n, localPath)
@@ -334,17 +366,22 @@ func cliDownloadFile(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote, Fmt("%v_%v", localPathPrefix, remoteNick(remote)))
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func cliQuit(c *cli.Context) {
 	command := btypes.CommandQuit{}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	failed := 0
 	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(remote string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			response, err := Quit(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
 			if err != nil {
+				failed++
 				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%v success. %v\n", remote, response)
@@ -352,4 +389,7 @@ func cliQuit(c *cli.Context) {
 		}(remote)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	if 0 < failed {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh b/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
index c8816d0d1..8c9d10a1e 100755
--- a/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
+++ b/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; killall tendermint"
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; tendermint unsafe_reset_priv_validator; rm -rf ~/.tendermint/data"
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; git pull origin develop; make"
 debora run --bg --label tendermint -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; tendermint node"
-echo "sleeping for a minute"
+printf "\n\nSleeping for a minute"
 sleep 60
 debora download tendermint "logs/async$1"
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; killall tendermint"
diff --git a/scripts/unsafe_upgrade_barak.sh b/scripts/unsafe_upgrade_barak.sh
index be0abbb14..897124cc3 100755
--- a/scripts/unsafe_upgrade_barak.sh
+++ b/scripts/unsafe_upgrade_barak.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 debora open "[::]:46661"
-debora --group default.upgrade list # TODO replace with command to test with
-echo "Will shut down barak default port..."
-sleep 10
+debora --group default.upgrade status
+printf "\n\nWill shut down barak default port..."
+sleep 3
 debora --group default.upgrade close "[::]:46660"
 debora --group default.upgrade run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; git pull origin develop; make"
 debora --group default.upgrade run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; mkdir -p ~/.barak/logs"
 debora --group default.upgrade run --bg --label barak -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; barak --config=cmd/barak/seed | stdinwriter -outpath ~/.barak/logs/barak.log"
-echo "Testing new barak..."
-debora list
-sleep 10
-echo "Will shut down old barak..."
+printf "\n\nTesting new barak..."
+debora status
+sleep 3
+printf "\n\nWill shut down old barak..."
 debora --group default.upgrade quit
+printf "Done!"