diff --git a/test/extended/util/util.go b/test/extended/util/util.go
index f717e06ead..32bb59f903 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/util.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/util.go
@@ -269,7 +269,14 @@ func LoginToOcCluster(options []string) error {
 		ocLoginAsAdminCommand = ocLoginAsAdminCommand + " " + option
 	}
 
-	return ExecuteCommand(ocLoginAsAdminCommand)
+	err = ExecuteCommand(ocLoginAsAdminCommand)
+
+	exitcode := GetLastCommandOutput("exitcode")
+	if  exitcode != "0" {
+		stderr := GetLastCommandOutput("stderr")
+		return fmt.Errorf(stderr)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // LoginToOcClusterSucceedsOrFails is a wrapper for LoginToOcCluster