diff --git a/dot_config/topgrade/topgrade.toml b/dot_config/topgrade/topgrade.toml
index 06239ef..7e879a1 100644
--- a/dot_config/topgrade/topgrade.toml
+++ b/dot_config/topgrade/topgrade.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 # Without this, topgrade will pause for password mid-run on each sudo invocation.
 pre_sudo = true
 
-# Don't fail the whole run if one step fails.
-ignore_failures = ["node"]
+# No ignore_failures — any step failure halts the run; nothing is skipped.
 
 # Print the time in step titles for verbose output.
 display_time = true