diff --git a/roles/run-devstack/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/run-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
index 1ff82950e4..f58b31d477 100644
--- a/roles/run-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/run-devstack/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   shell:
     cmd: |
       ./stack.sh 2>&1
+      rc=$?
       echo "*** FINISHED ***"
+      exit $rc
   args:
     chdir: "{{devstack_base_dir}}/devstack"
   become: true