diff --git a/src/mergeData.ts b/src/mergeData.ts
index bdd614c..6b0f120 100644
--- a/src/mergeData.ts
+++ b/src/mergeData.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ function getMergedOptions(cOptions: RawOptions = {}, rOptions: RawOptions = {}):
   const keepRawJSON = options.keepRawJSON == true;
   const showHeaders = options.showHeaders == true;
   const rawParams = options.rawParams == true;
+  const stopOnFailure = options.stopOnFailure == true;
 
-  return { follow, verifySSL, keepRawJSON, showHeaders, rawParams };
+  return { follow, verifySSL, keepRawJSON, showHeaders, rawParams, stopOnFailure };
 }
 
 function getMergedSetVars(
diff --git a/src/models.ts b/src/models.ts
index 9a075cd..c56a0d3 100644
--- a/src/models.ts
+++ b/src/models.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface Options {
   keepRawJSON: boolean;
   showHeaders: boolean;
   rawParams: boolean;
+  stopOnFailure: boolean;
 }
 
 export type Assertion = number | boolean | string | null | { [op: string]: any };
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export interface RawOptions {
   keepRawJSON?: boolean;
   showHeaders?: boolean;
   rawParams?: boolean;
+  stopOnFailure?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RawTests {
diff --git a/src/runTests.ts b/src/runTests.ts
index e6d8c3f..5a92d13 100644
--- a/src/runTests.ts
+++ b/src/runTests.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ import { getStringIfNotScalar } from "./utils/typeUtils";
 
 import { Tests, ResponseData, TestResult, Assertion } from "./models";
 
-export function runAllTests(tests: Tests, responseData: ResponseData): TestResult[] {
+export function runAllTests(
+  tests: Tests,
+  responseData: ResponseData,
+  stopOnFailure: boolean,
+): TestResult[] {
   const results: TestResult[] = [];
   if (!tests) return results;
 
-  for (const spec in tests.json) {
-    const expected = tests.json[spec];
-    const received = getValueForJSONTests(responseData.json, spec);
-    const jsonResults = runTest(spec, expected, received);
-    results.push(...jsonResults);
+  let statusFail = false;
+  if (tests.status) {
+    const expected = tests.status;
+    const received = responseData.status;
+    const statusResults = runTest("status", expected, received);
+    results.push(...statusResults);
+    statusFail = statusResults.some((r) => !r.pass);
   }
+  if (stopOnFailure && statusFail) return results;
 
   for (const spec in tests.headers) {
     const expected = tests.headers[spec];
@@ -22,6 +29,13 @@ export function runAllTests(tests: Tests, responseData: ResponseData): TestResul
     results.push(...headerResults);
   }
 
+  for (const spec in tests.json) {
+    const expected = tests.json[spec];
+    const received = getValueForJSONTests(responseData.json, spec);
+    const jsonResults = runTest(spec, expected, received);
+    results.push(...jsonResults);
+  }
+
   if (tests.body) {
     const expected = tests.body;
     const received = responseData.body;
@@ -29,13 +43,6 @@ export function runAllTests(tests: Tests, responseData: ResponseData): TestResul
     results.push(...bodyResults);
   }
 
-  if (tests.status) {
-    const expected = tests.status;
-    const received = responseData.status;
-    const statusResults = runTest("status", expected, received);
-    results.push(...statusResults);
-  }
-
   return results;
 }