diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index b7e934e..71a4ba4 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ test -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
 # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
 git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
 rm "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
-echo "WARNING: skipping remaining tests, failing right now"
-exit
-read -p "next test?" __var
 # ---
 >&2 echo "# create sops cfg in curdir: ${PWD}"
+echo "ERROR: failing right now"
 rm .sops.yaml
 ../bin/update_sops.sh -c "${PWD}" -s "${secrets_file}"
 test -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"