diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tests.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tests.rb
index 682376164a..a436049ea9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tests.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tests.rb
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ module Homebrew
 
     ohai "Sending test results to BuildPulse"
 
-    result = quiet_system Formula["buildpulse-test-reporter"].opt_bin/"buildpulse-test-reporter",
-                          "submit", "#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/test/junit",
-                          "--account-id", ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BUILDPULSE_ACCOUNT_ID"),
-                          "--repository-id", ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BUILDPULSE_REPOSITORY_ID")
-    odie "Failed to send test results to BuildPulse!" unless result
+    system_command! Formula["buildpulse-test-reporter"].opt_bin/"buildpulse-test-reporter",
+                    args: [
+                      "submit", "#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/test/junit",
+                      "--account-id", ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BUILDPULSE_ACCOUNT_ID"),
+                      "--repository-id", ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BUILDPULSE_REPOSITORY_ID")
+                    ]
   end
 
   def changed_test_files
@@ -191,10 +192,11 @@ module Homebrew
       else
         system "bundle", "exec", "rspec", *bundle_args, "--", *files
       end
+      success = $CHILD_STATUS.success?
 
       run_buildpulse if use_buildpulse?
 
-      return if $CHILD_STATUS.success?
+      return if success
 
       Homebrew.failed = true
     end