# ansible return code

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-return-code/11654>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 9, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-return-code/11654 "2012-07-09T07:42:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sriram\_Narayan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Sriram\_Narayan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sriram_Narayan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-return-code/11654/1 "2012-07-09T07:42:18Z")

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ansible-playbook returns a zero return code (echo $? gives zero) even when there are failures. It would really help if this can be fixed.

thanks  
sriram

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**Author:** ![Dag\_Wieers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@Dag\_Wieers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dag_Wieers)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-return-code/11654/2 "2012-07-09T10:22:27Z")

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Add it to the issue-tracker at:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues)

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-return-code/11654/3 "2012-07-09T11:29:44Z")

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Or if you really want it fixed, fix it, and send in a pull request.