diff --git a/lib/cdist/exec/local.py b/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
index e24ae484..7fb63429 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Local(object):
         command = ["/bin/sh", "-e"]
         command.append(script)
 
-        self.run(command, env, return_output)
+        return self.run(command, env, return_output)
 
     def link_emulator(self, exec_path):
         """Link emulator to types"""
diff --git a/lib/cdist/exec/remote.py b/lib/cdist/exec/remote.py
index 0fb93e10..47b670b0 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/exec/remote.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/exec/remote.py
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ class Remote(object):
         command = ["/bin/sh", "-e"]
         command.append(script)
 
-        self.run(command, env, return_output)
+        return self.run(command, env, return_output)