diff --git a/earthaccess/api.py b/earthaccess/api.py
index 7871c2de..8f555a59 100644
--- a/earthaccess/api.py
+++ b/earthaccess/api.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def download(
     local_path: Optional[str],
     provider: Optional[str] = None,
     threads: int = 8,
+    fail_fast: bool = True,
 ) -> List[str]:
     """Retrieves data granules from a remote storage system.
 
@@ -201,7 +202,9 @@ def download(
     elif isinstance(granules, str):
         granules = [granules]
     try:
-        results = earthaccess.__store__.get(granules, local_path, provider, threads)
+        results = earthaccess.__store__.get(
+            granules, local_path, provider, threads, fail_fast=fail_fast
+        )
     except AttributeError as err:
         logger.error(
             f"{err}: You must call earthaccess.login() before you can download data"
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ def download(
 def open(
     granules: Union[List[str], List[DataGranule]],
     provider: Optional[str] = None,
+    fail_fast: bool = True,
 ) -> List[AbstractFileSystem]:
     """Returns a list of fsspec file-like objects that can be used to access files
     hosted on S3 or HTTPS by third party libraries like xarray.
@@ -226,7 +230,9 @@ def open(
         a list of s3fs "file pointers" to s3 files.
     """
     provider = _normalize_location(provider)
-    results = earthaccess.__store__.open(granules=granules, provider=provider)
+    results = earthaccess.__store__.open(
+        granules=granules, provider=provider, fail_fast=fail_fast
+    )
     return results
 
 
diff --git a/earthaccess/store.py b/earthaccess/store.py
index b814d0e2..a34e34ae 100644
--- a/earthaccess/store.py
+++ b/earthaccess/store.py
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ def open(
         self,
         granules: Union[List[str], List[DataGranule]],
         provider: Optional[str] = None,
+        fail_fast: bool = True,
     ) -> List[Any]:
         """Returns a list of fsspec file-like objects that can be used to access files
         hosted on S3 or HTTPS by third party libraries like xarray.
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ def open(
             A list of s3fs "file pointers" to s3 files.
         """
         if len(granules):
-            return self._open(granules, provider)
+            return self._open(granules, provider, fail_fast=fail_fast)
         return []
 
     @singledispatchmethod
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ def _open(
         self,
         granules: Union[List[str], List[DataGranule]],
         provider: Optional[str] = None,
+        fail_fast: bool = True,
     ) -> List[Any]:
         """Returns a list of fsspec file-like objects that can be used to access files
         hosted on S3 or HTTPS by third party libraries like xarray.
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ def _open_granules(
         granules: List[DataGranule],
         provider: Optional[str] = None,
         threads: Optional[int] = 8,
+        fail_fast: bool = True,
     ) -> List[Any]:
         fileset: List = []
         total_size = round(sum([granule.size() for granule in granules]) / 1024, 2)
@@ -401,9 +404,7 @@ def _open_granules(
             if s3_fs is not None:
                 try:
                     fileset = _open_files(
-                        url_mapping,
-                        fs=s3_fs,
-                        threads=threads,
+                        url_mapping, fs=s3_fs, threads=threads, fail_fast=fail_fast
                     )
                 except Exception as e:
                     raise RuntimeError(
@@ -412,11 +413,15 @@ def _open_granules(
                         f"Exception: {traceback.format_exc()}"
                     ) from e
             else:
-                fileset = self._open_urls_https(url_mapping, threads=threads)
+                fileset = self._open_urls_https(
+                    url_mapping, threads=threads, fail_fast=fail_fast
+                )
             return fileset
         else:
             url_mapping = _get_url_granule_mapping(granules, access="on_prem")
-            fileset = self._open_urls_https(url_mapping, threads=threads)
+            fileset = self._open_urls_https(
+                url_mapping, threads=threads, fail_fast=fail_fast
+            )
             return fileset
 
     @_open.register
@@ -470,7 +475,7 @@ def _open_urls(
                 raise ValueError(
                     "We cannot open S3 links when we are not in-region, try using HTTPS links"
                 )
-            fileset = self._open_urls_https(url_mapping, threads)
+            fileset = self._open_urls_https(url_mapping, threads, fail_fast=fail_fast)
             return fileset
 
     def get(
@@ -479,6 +484,7 @@ def get(
         local_path: Union[Path, str, None] = None,
         provider: Optional[str] = None,
         threads: int = 8,
+        fail_fast: bool = True,
     ) -> List[str]:
         """Retrieves data granules from a remote storage system.
 
@@ -507,7 +513,9 @@ def get(
             local_path = Path(local_path)
 
         if len(granules):
-            files = self._get(granules, local_path, provider, threads)
+            files = self._get(
+                granules, local_path, provider, threads, fail_fast=fail_fast
+            )
             return files
         else:
             raise ValueError("List of URLs or DataGranule instances expected")
@@ -519,6 +527,7 @@ def _get(
         local_path: Path,
         provider: Optional[str] = None,
         threads: int = 8,
+        fail_fast: bool = True,
     ) -> List[str]:
         """Retrieves data granules from a remote storage system.