diff --git a/cmd/installer/main.go b/cmd/installer/main.go
index 31405481..b912348d 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	namespace := flag.String("namespace", "kube-system", "Namespace in which all Kubernetes resources will be created.")
 	prefix := flag.String("name", "network-resources-injector", "Prefix added to the names of all created resources.")
-	failurePolicy := flag.String("failure-policy", "Ignore", "K8 admission controller failure policy to handle unrecognized errors and timeout errors")
+	failurePolicy := flag.String("failure-policy", "Fail", "K8 admission controller failure policy to handle unrecognized errors and timeout errors")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	glog.Info("starting webhook installation")