diff --git a/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh b/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
index b025c2a7f53d7f3f6d4b00e2a0ba60c0cfde4208..5c82c27043db548bac7c0d19418c8af05c0b4d99 100644
--- a/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ function retrieve_tests_metadata() {
   mkdir -p $(dirname "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}") $(dirname "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}") "${RSPEC_PROFILING_FOLDER_PATH}"
 
   if [[ ! -f "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ]]; then
-    curl --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
+    curl --fail --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
       echo "{}" > "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}"
   fi
 
   if [[ ! -f "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ]]; then
-    curl --location -o "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
+    curl --fail --location -o "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
       echo "{}" > "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}"
   fi
 
   if [[ ! -f "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" ]]; then
-    curl --location -o "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/quality/engineering-productivity/fast-quarantine/${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" ||
+    curl --fail --location -o "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/quality/engineering-productivity/fast-quarantine/${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" ||
       echo "" > "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}"
   fi
 }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function update_tests_metadata() {
   local rspec_flaky_folder_path="$(dirname "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
   local knapsack_folder_path="$(dirname "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
 
-  curl -f --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
+  curl --fail --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
     echo "{}" > "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_file}"
 
   if [[ "$AVERAGE_KNAPSACK_REPORT" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function retrieve_tests_mapping() {
   mkdir -p $(dirname "$RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH")
 
   if [[ ! -f "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}" ]]; then
-    (curl --location  -o "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz" && gzip -d "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz") || echo "{}" > "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}"
+    (curl --fail --location  -o "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz" && gzip -d "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}.gz") || echo "{}" > "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}"
   fi
 
   scripts/unpack-test-mapping "${RSPEC_PACKED_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}" "${RSPEC_TESTS_MAPPING_PATH}"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function retrieve_frontend_fixtures_mapping() {
   mkdir -p $(dirname "$FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH")
 
   if [[ ! -f "${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}" ]]; then
-    (curl --location  -o "${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}") || echo "{}" > "${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}"
+    (curl --fail --location  -o "${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}") || echo "{}" > "${FRONTEND_FIXTURES_MAPPING_PATH}"
   fi
 }