diff --git a/.ci/integration.cloudbuild.yaml b/.ci/integration.cloudbuild.yaml
index 2258abb6ddb..4efb00cab22 100644
--- a/.ci/integration.cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/.ci/integration.cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ steps:
           .ci/test_with_coverage.sh \
             "Spanner" \
             spanner \
-            spanner || echo "Integration tests failed."
+            spanner || { echo "Integration tests failed."; exit 1; }
         else
           echo "No relevant changes for Spanner. Skipping shard."
           exit 0