diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
index da481239ec..bd81aa1ad4 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ droute_send() {
     return 0
   fi
 
+  if [ -n "${PULL_NUMBER:-}" ]; then
+    set +e
+  fi
+
   local droute_version="1.2"
   local release_name=$1
   local project=$2
@@ -92,4 +96,7 @@ droute_send() {
     --results '/tmp/droute/${JUNIT_RESULTS}' \
     --verbose"
 
+  echo "exiting droute_send with exit code: $?"
+  set -e
+
 }
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