diff --git a/tests/ttls b/tests/ttls
index a4ced451..65335a66 100755
--- a/tests/ttls
+++ b/tests/ttls
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ run_test() {
                 send \" NO EOF \n\";
                 exit 1;
             };
-        }"
+        }" || (wait_for_server_at_exit $SERVER_PID;  exit 1; )
 
     wait_for_server_at_exit $SERVER_PID
 }