diff --git a/quotest/quotest.cpp b/quotest/quotest.cpp
index 0190bbda..63a847d8 100644
--- a/quotest/quotest.cpp
+++ b/quotest/quotest.cpp
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ void TestManager::finalize(const QString& lastWords)
                                        : static_cast<int>(failed.size() + running.size());
             qWarning() << "Finished" << testSuite << succeeded.size() << failed.size() << running.size() << result;
             clog << lastWords.toStdString() << endl;
-            QCoreApplication::exit(result);
+            QCoreApplication::exit(result == 0 ? 0 : result);
         });
 }