diff --git a/share/spack/templates/container/Dockerfile b/share/spack/templates/container/Dockerfile
index 2f1370fdb380dad982ff4f91fcb58b9186b56055..c65fce56273f3405c102bbc15285c6f71ff3f1fe 100644
--- a/share/spack/templates/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/share/spack/templates/container/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN mkdir {{ paths.environment }} \
 {{ manifest }} > {{ paths.environment }}/spack.yaml
 
 # Install the software, remove unecessary deps
-RUN cd {{ paths.environment }} && spack env activate . && spack install && spack gc -y
+RUN cd {{ paths.environment }} && spack env activate . && spack install --fail-fast && spack gc -y
 {% if strip %}
 
 # Strip all the binaries
diff --git a/share/spack/templates/container/singularity.def b/share/spack/templates/container/singularity.def
index 7ba0a3ff1b0f0db30bf8a7d14b2563ad60b503f4..44b22aeae631582775da02172fae2573d4048990 100644
--- a/share/spack/templates/container/singularity.def
+++ b/share/spack/templates/container/singularity.def
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EOF
   # Install all the required software
   . /opt/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
   spack env activate .
-  spack install
+  spack install --fail-fast
   spack gc -y
   spack env deactivate
   spack env activate --sh -d . >> {{ paths.environment }}/environment_modifications.sh