diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 1c8911a5f37c0cebf22295202c8d6a08838535a7..34de7895897378455fc109d4b80b70426409d953 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ STAGE="$2"
 set -eo pipefail
 
 # trap any error, and mark it as a system failure.
-trap "echo FAIL_HERE; exit $SYSTEM_FAILURE_EXIT_CODE" ERR
+trap "exit $SYSTEM_FAILURE_EXIT_CODE" ERR
 
 # debug sub-stages:
 #echo "Running run.sh with args: $*"