diff --git a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
index d48d8fc..405c1f8 100755
--- a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
+++ b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# CRITICAL: Enable strict error handling to prevent silent failures
+set -o pipefail  # Fail if any part of a pipe fails
+# Note: NOT using set -e because script has intentional error handling paths
+
 ################################################################################
 # WordPress Cron Manager
 ################################################################################