diff --git a/run_maven.sh b/run_maven.sh
index 8793c596..f5bf3b32 100755
--- a/run_maven.sh
+++ b/run_maven.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ shift
 
 # Invoke the maven 3 on the real pom.xml
 ( cd java; ${MVN} $* )
+RC=$?
 
 # Copy the jars where the publisher will find them
 mkdir -p target
 cp java/*/target/*.jar target
 
 rm -fr apache-maven-3.2.1*
+exit $RC