diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
index a01118a56..e8b0c8f46 100755
--- a/run_tests.py
+++ b/run_tests.py
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ import shutil
 from mesonbuild import mesonlib
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    returncode = 0
     if mesonlib.is_linux():
         myenv = os.environ.copy()
         myenv['CC'] = 'gcc'
         myenv['CXX'] = 'g++'
-        subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_unittests.py'], env=myenv)
+        print('Running unittests with GCC.\n')
+        returncode += subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_unittests.py'], env=myenv)
         if shutil.which('clang'):
             myenv['CC'] = 'clang'
             myenv['CXX'] = 'clang++'
-            subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_unittests.py'], env=myenv)
-    subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_project_tests.py'])
+            print("'\nRunnint unittests with clang.\n")
+            returncode += subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_unittests.py'], env=myenv)
+    returncode += subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'run_project_tests.py'])
+    sys.exit(returncode)
diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index 10c42420e..dc07fc5bb 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.ninja_command = ['ninja', '-C', self.builddir]
         self.common_test_dir = os.path.join(src_root, 'test cases/common')
         os.mkdir(self.builddir)
+        self.output = b''
 
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(self.builddir)
@@ -43,16 +44,16 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_basic_soname(self):
         testdir = os.path.join(self.common_test_dir, '4 shared')
-        subprocess.check_call(self.meson_command + [testdir, self.builddir])
-        subprocess.check_call(self.ninja_command)
+        self.output += subprocess.check_output(self.meson_command + [testdir, self.builddir])
+        self.output += subprocess.check_output(self.ninja_command)
         lib1 = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'libmylib.so')
         soname = get_soname(lib1)
         self.assertEqual(soname, b'libmylib.so')
 
     def test_custom_soname(self):
         testdir = os.path.join(self.common_test_dir, '27 library versions')
-        subprocess.check_call(self.meson_command + [testdir, self.builddir])
-        subprocess.check_call(self.ninja_command)
+        self.output += subprocess.check_output(self.meson_command + [testdir, self.builddir])
+        self.output += subprocess.check_output(self.ninja_command)
         lib1 = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'prefixsomelib.suffix')
         soname = get_soname(lib1)
         self.assertEqual(soname, b'prefixsomelib.suffix')