diff --git a/roles/kibana/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kibana/tasks/main.yml
index 4bcde49..8653700 100644
--- a/roles/kibana/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kibana/tasks/main.yml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
         #   1  transient — still starting up, keep retrying
         #   2  permanent — service dead or a fatal log line already surfaced
         cmd: |
+          set -o pipefail
           if ! systemctl is-active --quiet kibana; then
             exit 2
           fi
diff --git a/roles/kibana/tasks/restart_and_verify_kibana.yml b/roles/kibana/tasks/restart_and_verify_kibana.yml
index f8cedb9..5e22cbb 100644
--- a/roles/kibana/tasks/restart_and_verify_kibana.yml
+++ b/roles/kibana/tasks/restart_and_verify_kibana.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         #   2  permanent — service died or a fatal log line already surfaced,
         #      no point in waiting the remaining retries
         cmd: |
+          set -o pipefail
           if ! systemctl is-active --quiet kibana; then
             exit 2
           fi