diff --git a/scripts/verify-aws-fields.sh b/scripts/verify-aws-fields.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Checking to make sure all required AWS env vars are present"
+
+[[ $AWS_DEFAULT_REGION != '' ]]
+echo AWS_DEFAULT_REGION  is set
+
+[[ $AWS_DEFAULT_REGION != '' ]]
+echo AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID  is set
+
+[[ $AWS_DEFAULT_REGION != '' ]]
+echo AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY  is set
+