diff --git a/test/per_file_coverage.sh b/test/per_file_coverage.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/test/run_envoy_bazel_coverage.sh b/test/run_envoy_bazel_coverage.sh
index 0fe90448b0894..6ba361cb3b597 100755
--- a/test/run_envoy_bazel_coverage.sh
+++ b/test/run_envoy_bazel_coverage.sh
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ set +e
 if [[ "$VALIDATE_COVERAGE" == "true" ]] && [[ "${FUZZ_COVERAGE}" == "false" ]]; then
   echo "Checking per-extension coverage"
   output=$(./test/per_file_coverage.sh)
+  response=$?
 
-  if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+  if [ $response -ne 0 ]; then
     echo Per-extension coverage failed:
     echo "$output"
     COVERAGE_FAILED=1