diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
index 5912c9d0b4..a5479f788b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   short max_iterations = 5;
   int n_segments = 1;
   // double rate=0.333;
-
+  int ret = 1;
   int nom_rate = 1;
   int denom_rate = 3;
   double SNR0 = -2.0;
@@ -618,8 +618,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             dec_iter[i].n_iter_max);
 
     i = i + 1;
-    if (decoded_errors[i - 1] == 0)
+    if (decoded_errors[i - 1] == 0) {
+      ret = 0;
       break;
+    }
   }
   fclose(fd);
   LOG_M("ldpctestStats.m", "SNR", &dec_iter[0].snr, i, 1, 7);
@@ -630,5 +632,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   loader_reset();
   logTerm();
 
-  return (0);
+  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/polartest.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/polartest.c
index beab44c689..e84a62775b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/polartest.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/polartest.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ configmodule_interface_t *uniqCfg = NULL;
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   // Default simulation values (Aim for iterations = 1000000.)
+  int ret = 1;
   int decoder_int16 = 0;
   int itr, iterations = 1000, arguments, polarMessageType = 0; // 0=PBCH, 1=DCI, 2=UCI
   double SNRstart = -20.0, SNRstop = 0.0, SNRinc = 0.5; // dB
@@ -387,8 +388,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
            (double)timeEncoder.diff / timeEncoder.trials / (get_cpu_freq_GHz() * 1000.0),
            (double)timeDecoder.diff / timeDecoder.trials / (get_cpu_freq_GHz() * 1000.0));
 
-    if (blockErrorCumulative == 0 && bitErrorCumulative == 0)
+    if (blockErrorCumulative == 0 && bitErrorCumulative == 0) {
+      ret = 0;
       break;
+    }
 
     blockErrorCumulative = 0;
     bitErrorCumulative = 0;
@@ -398,5 +401,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   print_meas(&timeDecoder, "polar_decoder", NULL, NULL);
   if (logFlag)
     fclose(logFile);
-  return (0);
+  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/smallblocktest.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/smallblocktest.c
index 3759b1eab7..a701a49d1a 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/smallblocktest.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/smallblocktest.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   reset_meas(&timeDecoder);
   randominit(0);
 
+  int ret = 1;
   int arguments, iterations = 1000, messageLength = 11;
   // int matlabDebug = 0;
   uint32_t testInput, encoderOutput, codingDifference, nBitError = 0, blockErrorState = 0, blockErrorCumulative = 0,
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   uint16_t mask = 0x07ff >> (11 - messageLength);
   for (SNR = SNRstart; SNR <= SNRstop; SNR += SNRinc) {
+    blockErrorCumulative = 0;
+    bitErrorCumulative = 0;
     printf("SNR %f\n", SNR);
     SNR_lin = pow(10, SNR / 10.0);
     sigma = 1.0 / sqrt(SNR_lin);
@@ -161,13 +164,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
            ((double)blockErrorCumulative / iterations),
            ((double)timeEncoder.diff / timeEncoder.trials) / (get_cpu_freq_GHz()),
            ((double)timeDecoder.diff / timeDecoder.trials) / (get_cpu_freq_GHz() * 1000.0));
-
-    blockErrorCumulative = 0;
-    bitErrorCumulative = 0;
   }
 
   print_meas(&timeEncoder, "smallblock_encoder", NULL, NULL);
   print_meas(&timeDecoder, "smallblock_decoder", NULL, NULL);
 
-  return (0);
+  if (blockErrorCumulative == 0) {
+    ret = 0;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
 }