diff --git a/container_files/usr-local-bin/gsh b/container_files/usr-local-bin/gsh
index 8aab4b87..a9826835 100755
--- a/container_files/usr-local-bin/gsh
+++ b/container_files/usr-local-bin/gsh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ runCommand_unsetAll
 
 export GSH_JVMARGS="$GSH_JVMARGS -DENV=$ENV -DUSERTOKEN=$USERTOKEN"
 
+# capture result of gsh, not tee
+set -o pipefail
+
 # openshift cannot do whoami
 if [ "$GROUPER_GSH_CHECK_USER" = "true"  ] && [ "$GROUPER_GSH_USER" != "$(whoami)" ]
   then