diff --git a/testing/run_regressions.sh b/testing/run_regressions.sh
index 1cc0099e..53af7251 100755
--- a/testing/run_regressions.sh
+++ b/testing/run_regressions.sh
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ run_regression_suite() {
       ./dav_test --dsn "${DSN}" ${WEBHOST} ${ALTHOST} --suite "${SUITE}" --case "${TEST}" | ./normalise_result > "${RESULTS}/${TEST}"
       # Fix Vim syntax highlighting by putting an esac here.  Silly, huh?
 
+      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Test ${TEST} failed execute, aborting"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+
       RESULT=999
       SKIPDIFF=""
       while [ "${RESULT}" -gt 1 ]; do