diff --git a/.ci/phpunit.sh b/.ci/phpunit.sh
index e94a183b0e..6a2ff64bc9 100755
--- a/.ci/phpunit.sh
+++ b/.ci/phpunit.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ wget --quiet https://raw.githubusercontent.com/firefly-iii/test-data/main/test_d
 # run phpunit
 ./vendor/bin/phpunit --configuration phpunit.coverage.xml
 
-return 0
+exit 0