diff --git a/ci/deploy-bintray.sh b/ci/deploy-bintray.sh
index 78bef9b..5917d4a 100755
--- a/ci/deploy-bintray.sh
+++ b/ci/deploy-bintray.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x -e
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # upload to bintray.com/schweikert
 
+set -e
+set -x
+
 make dist
 VERSION=$(ls fping-*.tar.gz | sed -e 's/^fping-//' | sed -e 's/\.tar\.gz$//')
 if [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then