diff --git a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
index 9b99f12920..6ba8af2864 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ status=$(expr $status + $ret)
 n=$(expr $n + 1)
 echo_i "checking static-stub of a undelegated tld resolves after DS query ($n)"
 ret=0
-$DIG $DIGOPTS undelegated. @10.53.0.2 ds >dig.out.ns2.ds.test$n
-$DIG $DIGOPTS undelegated. @10.53.0.2 soa >dig.out.ns2.soa.test$n
+$DIG $DIGOPTS undelegated. @10.53.0.2 ds >dig.out.ns2.ds.test$n || ret=1
+$DIG $DIGOPTS undelegated. @10.53.0.2 soa >dig.out.ns2.soa.test$n || ret=1
 grep "status: NXDOMAIN" dig.out.ns2.ds.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
 grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.ns2.soa.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi