diff --git a/heat_integrationtests/prepare_test_env.sh b/heat_integrationtests/prepare_test_env.sh
index a76eb513cd..02f46ea475 100755
--- a/heat_integrationtests/prepare_test_env.sh
+++ b/heat_integrationtests/prepare_test_env.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ openstack flavor create m1.heat_micro --ram 128
 
 # Register the glance image for testing
 curl http://tarballs.openstack.org/heat-test-image/fedora-heat-test-image.qcow2 | openstack image create fedora-heat-test-image --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --public
+if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+   # The curl command failed, so the upload is mostly likely incorrect. Let's
+   # bail out early.
+   exit 1
+fi
+
 iniset heat_integrationtests.conf DEFAULT image_ref fedora-heat-test-image
 iniset heat_integrationtests.conf DEFAULT boot_config_env $DEST/heat-templates/hot/software-config/boot-config/test_image_env.yaml
 iniset heat_integrationtests.conf DEFAULT heat_config_notify_script $DEST/heat-templates/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config/bin/heat-config-notify