diff --git a/tests/split_groups/05_useradd_split_group_already_split_passwd_differ/useradd.test b/tests/split_groups/05_useradd_split_group_already_split_passwd_differ/useradd.test
index 43ae48ab..7538b657 100755
--- a/tests/split_groups/05_useradd_split_group_already_split_passwd_differ/useradd.test
+++ b/tests/split_groups/05_useradd_split_group_already_split_passwd_differ/useradd.test
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap 'log_status "$0" "FAILURE"; restore_config' 0
 change_config
 
 echo -n "Create user foo4, in group foo (useradd -G foo foo4)..."
-useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit || {
+useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit 1 || {
 	status=$?
 }
 echo "OK"
diff --git a/tests/split_groups/06_useradd_split_group_already_split_GID_differ/useradd.test b/tests/split_groups/06_useradd_split_group_already_split_GID_differ/useradd.test
index 04b7a07a..a443eab2 100755
--- a/tests/split_groups/06_useradd_split_group_already_split_GID_differ/useradd.test
+++ b/tests/split_groups/06_useradd_split_group_already_split_GID_differ/useradd.test
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap 'log_status "$0" "FAILURE"; restore_config' 0
 change_config
 
 echo -n "Create user foo4, in group foo (useradd -G foo foo4)..."
-useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit || {
+useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit 1 || {
 	status=$?
 }
 echo "OK"
diff --git a/tests/split_groups/08_useradd_no_split_group_already_split/useradd.test b/tests/split_groups/08_useradd_no_split_group_already_split/useradd.test
index 3c331e21..07f682a8 100755
--- a/tests/split_groups/08_useradd_no_split_group_already_split/useradd.test
+++ b/tests/split_groups/08_useradd_no_split_group_already_split/useradd.test
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap 'log_status "$0" "FAILURE"; restore_config' 0
 change_config
 
 echo -n "Create user foo4, in group foo (useradd -G foo foo4)..."
-useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit || {
+useradd -G foo foo4 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit 1 || {
 	status=$?
 }
 echo "OK"
diff --git a/tests/split_groups/10_groupdel_no_split_group_already_split/groupdel.test b/tests/split_groups/10_groupdel_no_split_group_already_split/groupdel.test
index 93ac3559..6f2021dd 100755
--- a/tests/split_groups/10_groupdel_no_split_group_already_split/groupdel.test
+++ b/tests/split_groups/10_groupdel_no_split_group_already_split/groupdel.test
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap 'log_status "$0" "FAILURE"; restore_config' 0
 change_config
 
 echo -n "Delete group foo (groupdel foo)..."
-groupdel foo 2>tmp/groupdel.err && exit || {
+groupdel foo 2>tmp/groupdel.err && exit 1 || {
 	status=$?
 }
 echo "OK"