diff --git a/its/run-its.sh b/its/run-its.sh
index 0a423f0d40..c790aab1bd 100755
--- a/its/run-its.sh
+++ b/its/run-its.sh
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@ mvn -N install
   cd core-integration-testing-plugins
   mvn install
   ret=$?; if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "Failed to install IT plugins" && exit $ret; fi
-)
-
-( 
+) && ( 
   cd core-integration-testing-support
   mvn install 
   ret=$?; if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "Failed to install IT support artifacts." && exit $ret; fi
-)
-
-( 
+) && ( 
   cd core-integration-tests
   mvn clean test
   ret=$?; if [ $ret != 0 ]; then exit $ret; fi
 )
+ret=$?
 
 rm -rf "${LOCAL_REPO}"
 mv "${LOCAL_REPO}.its" "${LOCAL_REPO}"
+
+exit $ret