diff --git a/libraries/tools/kdoc/src/test/kotlin/test/kotlin/kdoc/KDocTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kdoc/src/test/kotlin/test/kotlin/kdoc/KDocTest.kt
index e860b62f44e..9d7c7956886 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kdoc/src/test/kotlin/test/kotlin/kdoc/KDocTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kdoc/src/test/kotlin/test/kotlin/kdoc/KDocTest.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.io.File
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.jetbrains.jet.cli.common.ExitCode
 
 /**
  */
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ class KDocTest {
         config.ignorePackages.add("org")
 
         val compiler = KDocCompiler()
-        compiler.exec(System.out, args)
+        val r = compiler.exec(System.out, args)
+        Assert.assertEquals(ExitCode.OK, r)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}