diff --git a/ci/playbooks/kuttl/run-kuttl-tests.yml b/ci/playbooks/kuttl/run-kuttl-tests.yml
index 9c277b255b..81c2c00cc0 100644
--- a/ci/playbooks/kuttl/run-kuttl-tests.yml
+++ b/ci/playbooks/kuttl/run-kuttl-tests.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
     name: 'install_yamls_makes'
     tasks_from: 'make_{{ operator }}_kuttl.yml'
+  register: kuttl_run_results
+  ignore_errors: true  # noqa: ignore-errors
 
 - name: 'Get resource status after {{ operator }}_kuttl run'
   environment:
@@ -88,3 +90,11 @@
         mode: '0644'
       loop: "{{ _cifmw_kuttl_xml_files.files }}"
       ignore_errors: true  # noqa: ignore-errors
+
+- name: Fail when any tests failed
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - item.rc != 0
+    success_msg: "{{ item.cmd }} passed"
+    fail_msg: "{{ item.cmd }} failed"
+  loop: "{{ kuttl_run_results | default({}) | dict2items }}"