diff --git a/scripts/find-lint.sh b/scripts/find-lint.sh
index d4072508c..51dc31dc7 100755
--- a/scripts/find-lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/find-lint.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cd `dirname $0`/..
 
 # gometalinter doesn't seem to work without this.
 # We should move from gometalinter asap as per https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/issues/697 so this is a temporary
-# measure. It is not, however, in the scope of this PR.
+# fix.
 export GO111MODULE=off
 export GOPATH="$(pwd)/vendor:$GOPATH"
 # prefer the versions of gometalinter and the linters that we install
diff --git a/scripts/install-local-kafka.sh b/scripts/install-local-kafka.sh
index 7215ffc10..2baa17ec3 100755
--- a/scripts/install-local-kafka.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-local-kafka.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Downloads, installs and runs a kafka instance
 
-set -eu
+set -eux
 
 cd `dirname $0`/..