diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 36b643c..d362a7e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ test:sytest:
     - "mkdir -p /work/server-0/database/ && mkdir -p /work/server-1/database/ && mkdir -p /work/server-2/database/"
     - "cd /"
   script:
-    - "/bootstrap.sh conduit"
-  after_script:
-    - "perl ./sytest/tap-to-junit-xml.pl --input /logs/results.tap --output /sytest.xml"
+    - "SYTEST_EXIT_CODE=0"
+    - "/bootstrap.sh conduit || SYTEST_EXIT_CODE=1"
+    - "perl /sytest/tap-to-junit-xml.pl --input /logs/results.tap --output /sytest.xml"
+    - "exit $SYTEST_EXIT_CODE"
   artifacts:
     when: always
     paths: