diff --git a/pgclone/dump_cmd.py b/pgclone/dump_cmd.py
index 9b64033..188a12a 100644
--- a/pgclone/dump_cmd.py
+++ b/pgclone/dump_cmd.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def _dump(*, exclude, config, pre_dump_hooks, instance, database, storage_locati
         [f"--exclude-table-data={table_name}" for table_name in exclude_tables]
     )
     # Note - do note format {db_dump_url} with an `f` string.
-    # It will be formatted later when running the command
+    # It will be formatted later when running the command.
     pg_dump_cmd_fmt = "pg_dump -Fc --no-acl --no-owner {db_dump_url} " + exclude_args
     pg_dump_cmd_fmt += " " + storage_client.pg_dump(file_path)
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _dump(*, exclude, config, pre_dump_hooks, instance, database, storage_locati
     logging.success_msg(f"Creating DB copy with cmd: {anon_pg_dump_cmd}")
 
     pg_dump_cmd = pg_dump_cmd_fmt.format(db_dump_url=db.url(dump_db))
-    run.shell(pg_dump_cmd, env=storage_client.env)
+    run.shell(pg_dump_cmd, env=storage_client.env, pipefail=True)
 
     logging.success_msg(f'Database "{database}" successfully dumped to "{dump_key}"')
 
diff --git a/pgclone/run.py b/pgclone/run.py
index 399fd28..d3421d1 100644
--- a/pgclone/run.py
+++ b/pgclone/run.py
@@ -2,17 +2,34 @@
 import io
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 from django.core.management import call_command
 
 from pgclone import exceptions, logging
 
 
-def shell(cmd, ignore_errors=False, env=None):
+def _is_pipefail_supported() -> bool:
+    """Check if the current shell supports pipefail."""
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        current_shell = os.environ.get("SHELL", "/bin/sh")
+        subprocess.check_call([current_shell, "-c", "set -o pipefail"], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        return True
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+        return False
+
+
+def shell(cmd, ignore_errors=False, env=None, pipefail=False):
     """
     Utility for running a command. Ensures that an error
     is raised if it fails.
     """
+    if pipefail and _is_pipefail_supported():  # pragma: no cover
+        cmd = [f"set -o pipefail; {cmd}"]
+
     env = env or {}
     logger = logging.get_logger()
     process = subprocess.Popen(
diff --git a/pgclone/tests/test_run.py b/pgclone/tests/test_run.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f61948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgclone/tests/test_run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import subprocess
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from pgclone import run
+
+
+def test_is_pipefail_supported():
+    with patch("subprocess.check_call", autospec=True, return_value=0):
+        assert run._is_pipefail_supported() is True
+
+    with patch(
+        "subprocess.check_call",
+        side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, "cmd"),
+        autospec=True,
+    ):
+        assert run._is_pipefail_supported() is False