diff --git a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
index bdc4b5f7f15b3b6eb07881e63ecfde8fc5c7d997..dcd13fb005f27f764f69827d8d9b65b69997105b 100755
--- a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
+++ b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cmake -GNinja -DDD4HEP_USE_GEANT4=ON \
 
 if [[ "${SHARED}" == "OFF" ]];
 then
-    exit 0;
+    exit $?;
 fi
 
 ninja install && \