diff --git a/test/mpi_dec_test.c b/test/mpi_dec_test.c
index 961edc9c..31869180 100644
--- a/test/mpi_dec_test.c
+++ b/test/mpi_dec_test.c
@@ -631,6 +631,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         mpp_err("test failed ret %d\n", ret);
 
     mpp_env_set_u32("mpi_debug", 0x0);
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/mpi_enc_test.c b/test/mpi_enc_test.c
index 0d188c19..bb5ab435 100644
--- a/test/mpi_enc_test.c
+++ b/test/mpi_enc_test.c
@@ -802,9 +802,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     mpp_env_set_u32("mpi_debug", cmd->debug);
 
-    mpi_enc_test(cmd);
+    ret = mpi_enc_test(cmd);
 
     mpp_env_set_u32("mpi_debug", 0x0);
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/mpi_test.c b/test/mpi_test.c
index 7b950063..ba538ac5 100644
--- a/test/mpi_test.c
+++ b/test/mpi_test.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 int mpi_test()
 {
-    MPP_RET ret;
+    MPP_RET ret = MPP_NOK;
     MppCtx ctx  = NULL;
     MppApi *mpi = NULL;
     MppEncConfig cfg;
@@ -275,20 +275,22 @@ MPP_TEST_FAILED:
 
     mpp_log("mpi_test failed\n");
 
-    return -1;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    int ret = 0;
+
     (void)argc;
     (void)argv;
 
     mpp_env_set_u32("mpi_debug", 0x1);
 
-    mpi_test();
+    ret = mpi_test();
 
     mpp_env_set_u32("mpi_debug", 0x0);
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }