diff --git a/tests/general/run_tests.sh b/tests/general/run_tests.sh
index fb69322ac14..63d89e56092 100755
--- a/tests/general/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/general/run_tests.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ for TEST in $PIO_TESTS
 do
     success1=false
     echo "running ${TEST}"
-    (mpiexec -n 4 ./${TEST} && success1=true) || break
+    mpiexec -n 4 ./${TEST} && success1=true
+    if test $success1 = false; then
+        break
+    fi
 done
 
 # Did we succeed?
diff --git a/tests/unit/run_tests.sh b/tests/unit/run_tests.sh
index da38b2dbae2..0f7c61ee178 100755
--- a/tests/unit/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/run_tests.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ for TEST in $PIO_TESTS
 do
     success1=false
     echo "running ${TEST}"
-    (mpiexec -n 4 ./${TEST} && success1=true) || break
+    mpiexec -n 4 ./${TEST} && success1=true
+    if test $success1 = false; then
+        break
+    fi
 done
 
 # Did we succeed?