diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index 39799cd..679e3ca 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -824,6 +824,11 @@ while [ "${source_no}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
     rsync "$@" "${source}" "${destination_dir}"; ret=$?
     _techo "Finished backup (rsync return code: $ret)."
 
+    #
+    # export rsync return code, might be useful in post_exec
+    #
+    export rsync_return_code=$ret
+
     #
     # Set modification time (mtime) to current time, if sorting by mtime is enabled
     #