diff --git a/travis/build.sh b/travis/build.sh
index addf7f1..f983867 100755
--- a/travis/build.sh
+++ b/travis/build.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ export EPICS_HOST_ARCH
 
 make -j2 $EXTRA
 
+ret=0
+
 if [ "$TEST" != "NO" ]
 then
-  make tapfiles
+  make tapfiles || ret=$?
+
   make -s test-results
 fi
+
+exit $ret