diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/functional_tests_rpc.py b/tests/functional_tests/functional_tests_rpc.py
index f2fef7e95..83b75a088 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/functional_tests_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/functional_tests_rpc.py
@@ -133,3 +133,5 @@ if len(FAIL) == 0:
   print('Done, ' + str(len(PASS)) + '/' + str(len(tests)) + ' tests passed')
 else:
   print('Done, ' + str(len(FAIL)) + '/' + str(len(tests)) + ' tests failed: ' + string.join(FAIL, ', '))
+
+sys.exit(0 if len(FAIL) == 0 else 1)