diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d64cdbb..be7a9b8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ source script/deploy-contracts.sh
 Deploy the compiled component with the contract information from the previous steps. Review the [makefile](./Makefile) for more details and configuration options.`TRIGGER_EVENT` is the event that the trigger contract emits and WAVS watches for. By altering `SERVICE_TRIGGER_ADDR` you can watch events for contracts others have deployed.
 
 ```bash docci-delay-per-cmd=3
-
 export COMPONENT_FILENAME=evm_price_oracle.wasm
 export PKG_NAME="evmrustoracle"
 export PKG_VERSION="0.1.0"
diff --git a/script/build-service.sh b/script/build-service.sh
index bd4e3f32..282c3bdb 100644
--- a/script/build-service.sh
+++ b/script/build-service.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -e
 # set -x
 
 : '''
diff --git a/script/create-aggregator.sh b/script/create-aggregator.sh
index e865b1a1..3540ba05 100644
--- a/script/create-aggregator.sh
+++ b/script/create-aggregator.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
-set -e
+
 # set -x
 
 # have an optional argument $1, if set, use it as the agg index
diff --git a/script/create-operator.sh b/script/create-operator.sh
index ce723376..75d83870 100644
--- a/script/create-operator.sh
+++ b/script/create-operator.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# set -e
 
 SP=""; if [[ "$(uname)" == *"Darwin"* ]]; then SP=" "; fi
 
diff --git a/script/deploy-contracts.sh b/script/deploy-contracts.sh
index b9f4914b..753bc380 100644
--- a/script/deploy-contracts.sh
+++ b/script/deploy-contracts.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ -z "$WAVS_SERVICE_MANAGER_ADDRESS" ]; then
         export WAVS_SERVICE_MANAGER_ADDRESS=$(jq -r '.addresses.WavsServiceManager' .nodes/avs_deploy.json)
     else
         echo "WAVS_SERVICE_MANAGER_ADDRESS is not set."
-        exit 1
+        return
     fi
 fi