diff --git a/files/scripts/llm_swap_stopper.sh b/files/scripts/llm_swap_stopper.sh
index c59b284..2b25ff4 100755
--- a/files/scripts/llm_swap_stopper.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/llm_swap_stopper.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ restart_service() {
 		echo "ERROR: Service name must be passed to restart_service()."
 		return 1
 	fi
-	sv restart $1 || echo "$1 failed to restart, ignoring."
+	sv restart $1
+	status=$?
+	if [[ $status != 0 ]]; then
+		echo "$1 failed to restart, returned $status."
+		return $status
+	fi
 }
 
 # While we could loop over `ollama ps` and stop them, this ensures that the UIs