diff --git a/etc/rc3 b/etc/rc3
index 79fdb684ba23..70c8202e1d1c 100755
--- a/etc/rc3
+++ b/etc/rc3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
+#!/bin/bash
 
 core_dir=$(cd ${0%/*} && pwd -P)
 all_dirs=$core_dir${FLUX_RC_EXTRA:+":$FLUX_RC_EXTRA"}