diff --git a/tests/storage-vm b/tests/storage-vm
index 8779d5a5..5a9206a0 100755
--- a/tests/storage-vm
+++ b/tests/storage-vm
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ for poolDriver in $poolDriverList; do
         waitInstanceReady v2
         lxc stop -f v2
 
+        echo "FAILING early"
+        exit 1
+
         lxc delete -f v1 v2
         echo "==> Deleting storage pool"
         lxc storage delete "${poolName}"