Index: buildscripts/newchandler.py
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--- buildscripts/newchandler.py	(revision 11784)
+++ buildscripts/newchandler.py	(working copy)
@@ -301,26 +301,23 @@
 
         outputList = hardhatutil.executeCommandReturnOutput(args)
 
-        hardhatutil.dumpOutputList(outputList, log)
-
-        dumpTestLogs(log, chandlerLog, FuncTestLog)
-
         for line in outputList:
             if line.find('#TINDERBOX# Status = FAIL') >= 0 or \
                line.find('#TINDERBOX# Status = UNCHECKED') >= 0:
-                print "functional tests failed"
-                log.write("***Error during functional tests***\n")
+                raise hardhatutil.ExternalCommandErrorWithOutputList([0, outputList])
 
-                forceBuildNextCycle(log, workingDir)
+        hardhatutil.dumpOutputList(outputList, log)
 
-                return "test_failed"
+        dumpTestLogs(log, chandlerLog, FuncTestLog)
 
     except hardhatutil.ExternalCommandErrorWithOutputList, e:
-        dumpTestLogs(log, chandlerLog, FuncTestLog, e.args)
-
         print "functional tests failed", e
         log.write("***Error during functional tests***\n")
 
+        hardhatutil.dumpOutputList(e.outputList, log)
+
+        dumpTestLogs(log, chandlerLog, FuncTestLog, e.args)
+
         forceBuildNextCycle(log, workingDir)
 
         return "test_failed"