diff --git a/ci/test.sh b/ci/test.sh
index af797261..426541ac 100755
--- a/ci/test.sh
+++ b/ci/test.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ xvfb_run_() {
     res=${?}
     kill ${xvfb_pid}
 
-    exit ${res}
+    return ${res}
 }
 
 run_tests() {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ run_tests() {
 
     echo "Core Test return code: ${core_test_res}"
     echo "QT Test return code: ${qt_test_res}"
-    exit $((${core_test_res} + ${qt_test_res}))
+    return $((${core_test_res} + ${qt_test_res}))
 }
 
 cd ${build_dir}