diff --git a/tools/flakeytests/runner.go b/tools/flakeytests/runner.go
index 87777e85109..67ef27fca6d 100644
--- a/tools/flakeytests/runner.go
+++ b/tools/flakeytests/runner.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ func parseOutput(readers ...io.Reader) (map[string]map[string]int, error) {
 	return tests, nil
 }
 
+type exitCoder interface {
+	ExitCode() int
+}
+
 func (r *Runner) runTests(failedTests map[string]map[string]int) (io.Reader, error) {
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 	for pkg, tests := range failedTests {
@@ -123,6 +128,10 @@ func (r *Runner) runTests(failedTests map[string]map[string]int) (io.Reader, err
 		err := r.runTestFn(pkg, ts, r.numReruns, &out)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Test command errored: %s\n", err)
+			var exErr exitCoder
+			if errors.As(err, &exErr) && exErr.ExitCode() > 0 {
+				return &out, nil
+			}
 			return &out, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/flakeytests/runner_test.go b/tools/flakeytests/runner_test.go
index 63c7e7e3a68..4aadf916976 100644
--- a/tools/flakeytests/runner_test.go
+++ b/tools/flakeytests/runner_test.go
@@ -140,3 +140,33 @@ func TestRunner_RerunSuccessful(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, m.entries["core/assets"], []string{"TestLink"})
 }
+
+type exitError struct{}
+
+func (e *exitError) ExitCode() int { return 1 }
+
+func (e *exitError) Error() string { return "exit code: 1" }
+
+func TestRunner_RerunFailsWithNonzeroExitCode(t *testing.T) {
+	output := `{"Time":"2023-09-07T15:39:46.378315+01:00","Action":"fail","Package":"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/assets","Test":"TestLink","Elapsed":0}`
+
+	rerunOutput := `
+{"Time":"2023-09-07T15:39:46.378315+01:00","Action":"fail","Package":"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/assets","Test":"TestLink","Elapsed":0}
+{"Time":"2023-09-07T15:39:46.378315+01:00","Action":"pass","Package":"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/assets","Test":"TestLink","Elapsed":0}
+`
+	m := newMockReporter()
+	r := &Runner{
+		numReruns: 2,
+		readers:   []io.Reader{strings.NewReader(output)},
+		runTestFn: func(pkg string, testNames []string, numReruns int, w io.Writer) error {
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(rerunOutput))
+			return &exitError{}
+		},
+		parse:    parseOutput,
+		reporter: m,
+	}
+
+	err := r.Run()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, m.entries["core/assets"], []string{"TestLink"})
+}