diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
index 68e1597f28..4ac1b0ea94 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
@@ -1157,15 +1157,18 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 						self.UEDevicesRebootCmd.append(comma_split[5])
 					phone_list_file.close()
 
+		# better handling of the case when no UE detected
+		# Sys-exit is now dealt by the calling function
 		if terminate_ue_flag == True:
 			if len(self.UEDevices) == 0:
 				logging.debug('\u001B[1;37;41m UE Not Found! \u001B[0m')
-				sys.exit(1)
+				return False
 		if len(self.UEDevicesStatus) == 0:
 			cnt = 0
 			while cnt < len(self.UEDevices):
 				self.UEDevicesStatus.append(CONST.UE_STATUS_DETACHED)
 				cnt += 1
+		return True
 
 	def GetAllCatMDevices(self, terminate_ue_flag):
 		if self.ADBIPAddress == '' or self.ADBUserName == '' or self.ADBPassword == '':
diff --git a/ci-scripts/main.py b/ci-scripts/main.py
index b149da6cc5..8fbc3b93a0 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/main.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/main.py
@@ -620,7 +620,11 @@ elif re.match('^TesteNB$', mode, re.IGNORECASE) or re.match('^TestUE$', mode, re
 					if (CiTestObj.ADBIPAddress != 'none'):
 						#in these cases, having no devices is critical, GetAllUEDevices function has to manage it as a critical error, reason why terminate_ue_flag is set to True
 						terminate_ue_flag = True 
-						CiTestObj.GetAllUEDevices(terminate_ue_flag)
+						# Now we stop properly the test-suite --> clean reporting
+						status = CiTestObj.GetAllUEDevices(terminate_ue_flag)
+						if not status:
+							RAN.prematureExit = True
+							break
 				if action == 'Build_eNB':
 					RAN.BuildeNB()
 				elif action == 'WaitEndBuild_eNB':