diff --git a/scripts/release/helpers/terminal.js b/scripts/release/helpers/terminal.js
index 9dd6317ae0f..bc2571aa53b 100644
--- a/scripts/release/helpers/terminal.js
+++ b/scripts/release/helpers/terminal.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ let timer
 let current
 
 // Output a command to the terminal and execute it.
-function run (cmd, treatStderrAsFailure = true) {
-  capture(cmd, treatStderrAsFailure)
+function run (cmd) {
+  capture(cmd)
 }
 
 // Ask a question in terminal and return the response.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function checkpoint (question) {
 }
 
 // Run a command and capture its output to return it to the caller.
-function capture (cmd, treatStderrAsFailure = true) {
+function capture (cmd) {
   if (flags.debug) {
     log(`${GRAY}> ${cmd}${RESET}`)
   }
@@ -76,25 +76,11 @@ function capture (cmd, treatStderrAsFailure = true) {
 
   if (flags.debug) {
     log(stdout)
-    if (stderr) {
-      if (flags['no-abort-on-error']) {
-        log(`${RED}${stderr}${RESET}`)
-      } else {
-        fatal(
-          stderr,
-          'Aborting due to error! Use --no-abort-on-error to ignore and continue.'
-        )
-      }
-    }
-  } else if (treatStderrAsFailure && stderr) {
-    if (flags['no-abort-on-error']) {
-      log(`${RED}${stderr}${RESET}`)
-    } else {
-      fatal(
-        stderr,
-        'Aborting due to error! Use --no-abort-on-error to ignore and continue.'
-      )
-    }
+    log(`${RED}${stderr}${RESET}`)
+  }
+
+  if (result.status) {
+    throw new Error(stderr)
   }
 
   return stdout
diff --git a/scripts/release/proposal.js b/scripts/release/proposal.js
index c1ba876adb9..e213a444b67 100644
--- a/scripts/release/proposal.js
+++ b/scripts/release/proposal.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ try {
 
   try {
     // Pull latest changes in case the release was started by someone else.
-    run(`git remote show origin | grep v${newVersion} && git pull --ff-only`, false)
+    run(`git remote show origin | grep v${newVersion} && git pull --ff-only`)
   } catch (e) {
     // Either there is no remote to pull from or the local and remote branches
     // have diverged. In both cases we ignore the error and will just use our
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ try {
 
     // Cherry pick all new commits to the proposal branch.
     try {
-      run(`echo "${proposalDiff}" | xargs git cherry-pick`, false)
+      run(`echo "${proposalDiff}" | xargs git cherry-pick`)
 
       pass()
     } catch (err) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ try {
 
   // Create or edit the PR. This will also automatically output a link to the PR.
   try {
-    run(`gh pr create -d -B v${releaseLine}.x -t "v${newVersion} proposal" -F ${notesFile}`, false)
+    run(`gh pr create -d -B v${releaseLine}.x -t "v${newVersion} proposal" -F ${notesFile}`)
   } catch (e) {
     // PR already exists so update instead.
     // TODO: Keep existing non-release-notes PR description if there is one.