diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-commands.sh
index ac03489bebf45..551381a23b42b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-commands.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function suite() {
         TESTS="$(ssh "${SSHOPTS[@]}" "root@${IP}" openshift-tests run --dry-run --provider "${TEST_PROVIDER}" "${TEST_SUITE}")" &&
         echo "${TESTS}" | grep -v "${TEST_SKIPS}" >/tmp/tests &&
         echo "Skipping tests:" &&
-        echo "${TESTS}" | grep "${TEST_SKIPS}" || { exit_code=$?; echo 'Error: no tests were found matching the TEST_SKIPS regex:'; echo "$TEST_SKIPS"; return $exit_code; } &&
+        echo "${TESTS}" | grep "${TEST_SKIPS}" || { echo 'Error: no tests were found matching the TEST_SKIPS regex:'; echo "$TEST_SKIPS"; } &&
         TEST_ARGS="${TEST_ARGS:-} --file /tmp/tests"
     fi