diff --git a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
index dcd13fb005f27f764f69827d8d9b65b69997105b..9ffd6c911de317ac7ac9a8e2d62ed31ea5af25a5 100755
--- a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
+++ b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ cmake -GNinja -DDD4HEP_USE_GEANT4=ON \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${STANDARD} .. && \
     ninja
 
-if [[ "${SHARED}" == "OFF" ]];
-then
-    exit $?;
+BUILD_RESULT=$?
+
+if [[ "${SHARED}" == "OFF" ]]; then
+    echo "Not building SHARED libraries, ending tests here"
+    exit ${BUILD_RESULT}
 fi
 
 ninja install && \