diff --git a/taf/utils.py b/taf/utils.py
index 7e141132..bd78770c 100644
--- a/taf/utils.py
+++ b/taf/utils.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def run_subprocess(command):
         return result
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         taf_logger.error("An error occurred while executing {}: {}", command, e.output)
-        return None
+        raise e
 
 
 def normalize_file_line_endings(file_path):