diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/run_probes b/src/im_mad/remotes/run_probes
index 8602af1487..366a7ca8ff 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/run_probes
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/run_probes
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ function run_dir {
     cd $1
     for i in `ls *`;do
         if [ -x "$i" ]; then
-            exec_and_log "./$i $ARGUMENTS" "Error executing $i"
+            ./$i $ARGUMENTS
+            EXIT_CODE=$?
+            if [ "x$EXIT_CODE" != "x0" ]; then
+                error_message "Error executing $i"
+                exit $EXIT_CODE
+            fi
         fi
     done
     )