diff --git a/scripts/validate b/scripts/validate
index 4ecfda2ea8..90d12fa663 100755
--- a/scripts/validate
+++ b/scripts/validate
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ test -z "$(go fmt ${PACKAGES} | \
 if [ -n "$DIRTY" ]; then
     echo Source dir is dirty
     git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no
-    #exit 1
+    exit 1
 fi