diff --git a/smoketest.go b/smoketest.go
index f1476d5..55c37a5 100644
--- a/smoketest.go
+++ b/smoketest.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func runSmokeTest(filename string) error {
 		result := <-job.resultChan
 		os.Stdout.Write(job.output.Bytes())
 		if result != nil {
-			return err
+			return result
 		}
 	}