diff --git a/anduril/slurm-maxfree b/anduril/slurm-maxfree
index 0485bee..f475ed8 100755
--- a/anduril/slurm-maxfree
+++ b/anduril/slurm-maxfree
@@ -113,5 +113,6 @@ fi
 echo "The job file is in $JOBFILE"
 # send the job
 srun --nodelist=${NODELIST[$INDEX]} slurm-cake "$JOBFILE" "$JOBFILE"
-
+EC=$?
 wait
+exit $EC
diff --git a/anduril/slurm-random b/anduril/slurm-random
index 58b754d..1bb76a8 100755
--- a/anduril/slurm-random
+++ b/anduril/slurm-random
@@ -108,5 +108,6 @@ fi
 echo "The job file is in $JOBFILE"
 # send the job
 srun --nodelist=${NODELIST[$INDEX]} slurm-cake "$JOBFILE" "$JOBFILE"
-
+EC=$?
 wait
+exit $EC