diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
index cf68b6eaf884383086f5b4ddd235b331c4560aa8..ada341abf54bcfbc27e7cb026dd9ce1d88f4a6b9 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
@@ -361,5 +361,6 @@ try:
     sys.exit(1)
 except:
   traceback.print_exc()
+  raise
 finally:
   finish_qps_workers(qpsworker_jobs)