diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/testimage.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/testimage.bbclass
index 19075ce1f3..5463170fa5 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/testimage.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/testimage.bbclass
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ def testimage_main(d):
     os.symlink(d.getVar("BB_LOGFILE"), os.path.join(targetdir, os.path.basename(d.getVar("BB_LOGFILE") + "." + d.getVar('DATETIME'))))
 
     if not results or not complete:
-        bb.fatal('%s - FAILED - tests were interrupted during execution, check the logs in %s' % (pn, d.getVar("LOG_DIR")), forcelog=True)
+        bb.error('%s - FAILED - tests were interrupted during execution, check the logs in %s' % (pn, d.getVar("LOG_DIR")), forcelog=True)
     if not results.wasSuccessful():
-        bb.fatal('%s - FAILED - also check the logs in %s' % (pn, d.getVar("LOG_DIR")), forcelog=True)
+        bb.error('%s - FAILED - also check the logs in %s' % (pn, d.getVar("LOG_DIR")), forcelog=True)
 
 def get_runtime_paths(d):
     """