diff --git a/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/autotest.sh b/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/autotest.sh
index 5376b257a4e..04c00c14ebf 100644
--- a/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/autotest.sh
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/autotest.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2006-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ chmod u+w cert8.db
 
 echo | ${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}java -Dfile -Dnss \
    -Dnss.lib=${NSS}${FS}lib${FS}${PF}${FS}${LIBNAME} \
-   KeyToolTest || exit 12
+   KeyToolTest
+status=$?
 
 rm -f p11-nss.txt
 rm -f cert8.db
@@ -101,4 +102,5 @@ rm HumanInputStream*.class
 rm KeyToolTest.class
 rm TestException.class 
 
-exit $?
+exit $status
+