diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.bos.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.bos.sh
index 3bdd3d39d..5c91acfb7 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.bos.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.bos.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
   # check latest version:
   # https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis/blob/master/package.json#L70
   sudo -u bos npm install -g balanceofsatoshis@5.41.0
+  if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   # setting value in raspi blitz config
   sudo sed -i "s/^bos=.*/bos=on/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.btc-rpc-explorer.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.btc-rpc-explorer.sh
index 8960074f4..d2e2644b1 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.btc-rpc-explorer.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.btc-rpc-explorer.sh
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     cd btc-rpc-explorer
     sudo -u btcrpcexplorer git reset --hard v2.0.0
     sudo -u btcrpcexplorer npm install
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     # prepare .env file
     echo "# getting RPC credentials from the ${network}.conf"
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.kindle-display.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.kindle-display.sh
index ea2c3dbb5..592b78cbb 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.kindle-display.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.kindle-display.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     sudo -u $USERNAME rm v$APP_VERSION.tar.gz
     cd kindle-display/server
     sudo -u $USERNAME npm install
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     # setup kindle-display config
     RPC_USER=$(sudo cat /mnt/hdd/${network}/${network}.conf | grep rpcuser | cut -c 9-)
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.rtl.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.rtl.sh
index fa4b73b9b..fc1da26ff 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.rtl.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.rtl.sh
@@ -104,17 +104,15 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     echo "*** Run: npm install ***"
     export NG_CLI_ANALYTICS=false
     sudo -u rtl npm install --only=prod
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "OK - RTL install looks good"
+        echo ""
+    fi
 
     cd ..
-    # check if node_modules exist now
-    if [ -d "/home/rtl/RTL/node_modules" ]; then
-     echo "OK - RTL install looks good"
-    else
-      echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly"
-      echo "ABORT - RTL install"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    echo ""
 
     # prepare RTL-Config.json file
     echo "*** RTL.conf ***"
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.stacking-sats-kraken.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.stacking-sats-kraken.sh
index a18ff9bdb..2a212f9d0 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.stacking-sats-kraken.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.stacking-sats-kraken.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     sudo -u $USERNAME rm v$SCRIPT_VERSION.tar.gz
     cd stacking-sats-kraken
     sudo -u $USERNAME npm install
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     # setup stacking config
     sudo mkdir -p $APP_DATA_DIR
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.thunderhub.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.thunderhub.sh
index aefeecc3c..c0b1e022b 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.thunderhub.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.thunderhub.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     sudo -u thunderhub git reset --hard v0.8.12
     echo "Running npm install and run build..."
     sudo -u thunderhub npm install
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
     sudo -u thunderhub npm run build
 
     ###############
@@ -293,6 +298,10 @@ if [ "$1" = "update" ]; then
     # install deps
     echo "Installing dependencies..."
     sudo -u thunderhub npm install --quiet
+    if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL - npm install did not run correctly, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     # build nextjs
     echo "Building application..."