diff --git a/tests/0_lib/functions.sh b/tests/0_lib/functions.sh
index b4b9e64..ff87c62 100755
--- a/tests/0_lib/functions.sh
+++ b/tests/0_lib/functions.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ function t_CheckExitStatus
 {
 	[ $1 -eq 0 ] && { t_Log "PASS"; return $PASS; }
 
-  comment=''
-  [ "$2" ] && comment=": $2"
-	t_Log "FAIL" $comment
+	t_Log "FAIL"
 	exit $FAIL
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/p_bzip2/10-bzip2-test.sh b/tests/p_bzip2/10-bzip2-test.sh
index c613599..ef1aae8 100755
--- a/tests/p_bzip2/10-bzip2-test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_bzip2/10-bzip2-test.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ bzip2 $FILE
 
 #run file through bzcat
 bzcat $FILE.bz2 | grep -q 'bzip2-test of single file'
-t_CheckExitStatus $? 'bzcat failed'
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log 'bzcat failed'
+  exit
+fi
 
 #run file through bunzip2
 bunzip2 $FILE.bz2
diff --git a/tests/p_vconfig/10_test_vconfig.sh b/tests/p_vconfig/10_test_vconfig.sh
index 2bb21a6..900d6bb 100755
--- a/tests/p_vconfig/10_test_vconfig.sh
+++ b/tests/p_vconfig/10_test_vconfig.sh
@@ -15,22 +15,44 @@ fi
 # create VLAN-IF 10 on eth0
 vconfig add eth0 10
 ip addr list | grep -q eth0.10
-t_CheckExitStatus $? "VLAN-IF creation failed"
-t_Log "VLAN-IF successfully created"
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "VLAN-IF creation failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "VLAN-IF successfully created"
+fi
 
 #assign IP address on VLAN-IF
 ifconfig eth0.10 172.16.30.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
 ip addr list | grep -q 172.16.30.1
-t_CheckExitStatus $? "IP address assignment on eth0.10 failed"
-t_Log "IP address successfully assigned on eth0.10"
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "IP address assignment on eth0.10 failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "IP address successfully assigned on eth0.10"
+fi
 
 #testing address with ping
 ping -c 4 -q 172.16.30.1 | grep -q '4 received'
-t_CheckExitStatus $? "pinging on eth0.10 failed"
-t_Log "local ping on VLAN IF worked"
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "pinging on eth0.10 failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "local ping on VLAN IF worked"
+fi
 
 # delete VLAN-IF 10 on eth0
 vconfig rem eth0.10
 ip addr list | grep -q eth0.10
-t_CheckExitStatus $? "Removing VLAN IF failed"
-t_Log "Removing of VLAN IF worked"
+if [ $? == 0 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "Removing VLAN IF failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "Removing of VLAN IF worked"
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
diff --git a/tests/r_lamp/50_lamp_check_mysql55.sh b/tests/r_lamp/50_lamp_check_mysql55.sh
index 1d9398c..d81edd4 100755
--- a/tests/r_lamp/50_lamp_check_mysql55.sh
+++ b/tests/r_lamp/50_lamp_check_mysql55.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ do
 
         $SERVICE $D start &>/dev/null
 
-        t_CheckExitStatus $? "FAIL: service startup for '$D' failed ($RETVAL)"
+        RETVAL=$?
+
+        if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
+
+                t_Log "FAIL: service startup for '$D' failed ($RETVAL)"
+                exit $FAIL
+
+        fi
 done
 for D in "${DAEMONSPID[@]}"
 do