diff --git a/test/integration-test-common.sh b/test/integration-test-common.sh
index 8236820..a9a2d15 100644
--- a/test/integration-test-common.sh
+++ b/test/integration-test-common.sh
@@ -103,25 +103,22 @@ fi
 # This function execute the function parameters $1 times
 # before giving up, with 1 second delays.
 function retry {
-    set +o errexit
     N=$1; shift;
-    status=0
+    rc=0
     for i in $(seq $N); do
         echo "Trying: $*"
-        eval $@
-        status=$?
-        if [ $status == 0 ]; then
+        eval $@ && rc=$? || rc=$?
+        if [ $rc == 0 ]; then
             break
         fi
         sleep 1
         echo "Retrying: $*"
     done
 
-    if [ $status != 0 ]; then
+    if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
         echo "timeout waiting for $*"
     fi
-    set -o errexit
-    return $status
+    return $rc
 }
 
 # Proxy is not started if S3PROXY_BINARY is an empty string
@@ -268,20 +265,18 @@ function start_s3fs {
     rm -f pid
 
     if [ `uname` = "Darwin" ]; then
-         set +o errexit
          TRYCOUNT=0
          while [ $TRYCOUNT -le ${RETRIES:=20} ]; do
-             df | grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1
-             if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+             df | grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1 && rc=$? || rc=$?
+             if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
                  break;
              fi
              sleep 1
              TRYCOUNT=`expr ${TRYCOUNT} + 1`
          done
-         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+         if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
              exit 1
          fi
-         set -o errexit
     else
         retry ${RETRIES:=20} grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1 /proc/mounts || exit 1
     fi
diff --git a/test/test-utils.sh b/test/test-utils.sh
index b6c2774..da5fcc8 100644
--- a/test/test-utils.sh
+++ b/test/test-utils.sh
@@ -235,22 +235,12 @@ function run_suite {
    key_prefix="testrun-$RANDOM"
    cd_run_dir $key_prefix
    for t in "${TEST_LIST[@]}"; do
-       # The following sequence runs tests in a subshell to allow continuation
-       # on test failure, but still allowing errexit to be in effect during
-       # the test.
-       #
-       # See:
-       #     https://groups.google.com/d/msg/gnu.bash.bug/NCK_0GmIv2M/dkeZ9MFhPOIJ
-       # Other ways of trying to capture the return value will also disable
-       # errexit in the function due to bash... compliance with POSIX? 
-       set +o errexit
-       (set -o errexit; $t $key_prefix)
-       if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+       $t $key_prefix && rc=$? || rc=$?
+       if [[ $rc == 0 ]] ; then
            report_pass $t
        else
            report_fail $t
        fi
-       set -o errexit
    done
    cd ${orig_dir}
    clean_run_dir