diff --git a/tests/t_server_null.sh b/tests/t_server_null.sh
index cfca5ee..0e53ba4 100755
--- a/tests/t_server_null.sh
+++ b/tests/t_server_null.sh
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@
 fi
 
 "${srcdir}/t_server_null_client.sh"
+retval=$?
 
 # When running make jobs in parallel ("make -j<x> check") we need to ensure
 # that this script does not exit before all --dev null servers are dead and
 # their network interfaces are gone. Otherwise t_client.sh will fail because
 # pre and post ifconfig output does not match.
 wait
+
+exit $retval
diff --git a/tests/t_server_null_client.sh b/tests/t_server_null_client.sh
index 5d5542b..8890007 100755
--- a/tests/t_server_null_client.sh
+++ b/tests/t_server_null_client.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     eval test_name=\"\$TEST_NAME_$SUF\"
     eval should_pass=\"\$SHOULD_PASS_$SUF\"
 
-    (get_client_test_result "${test_name}" "${should_pass}")
+    get_client_test_result "${test_name}" "${should_pass}"
 done
 
 exit $retval