diff --git a/test/functions.source b/test/functions.source
index e22841d8..da0d86be 100644
--- a/test/functions.source
+++ b/test/functions.source
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ reportTest()
         echo "all testcases passed."
     else
         diff $diffargs $lhs $rhs
+	exit $rc
     fi
 }