diff --git a/clr_test/clearing-all/launch_and_test.sh b/clr_test/clearing-all/launch_and_test.sh
index 1fe1adc3b..ba6bb1e44 100644
--- a/clr_test/clearing-all/launch_and_test.sh
+++ b/clr_test/clearing-all/launch_and_test.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ sleep 30
 echo Run clearing-tester
 sh ./clearing_testing_utils/clearing-tester/clearing-tester.sh
 
+TESTER_EXIT_CODE=$?
+
 if [ -n "$CLR_TEST_NAME" ]
 then
   echo "Copying logs to ./bin/log_artifacts/${CLR_TEST_NAME}"
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ else
   echo "CLR_TEST_NAME is not set. Skipping log copy."
 fi
 
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+if [ "$TESTER_EXIT_CODE" -eq "0" ]
 then
   echo "Tests passed successfully"
   exit 0