diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
index 08da23666..94932a015 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ Legal:
     </target>
 
     <!-- Compiles and runs the unit tests -->
-    <target name="test" depends="dist-lite" if="junit.present" description="Runs the unit tests">
+    <target name="run-tests" depends="dist-lite" if="junit.present" description="Runs the unit tests">
         <!-- Compile the unit tests -->
         <mkdir dir="${test.classes}"/>
         <javac srcdir="src/testcases"
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ Legal:
             tofile="${test.classes}/META-INF/ant-descriptor.xml"/>
 
         <!-- Run all the tests -->
-        <junit printsummary="on" fork="true">
+        <junit printsummary="on" fork="true" failureProperty="test.failed">
             <formatter type="brief" usefile="false"/>
             <classpath location="${build.classes}"/>
             <classpath>
@@ -594,6 +594,10 @@ Legal:
         </junit>
     </target>
 
+    <target name="test" if="test.failed" depends="run-tests">
+        <fail> - One or more tests failed.</fail>
+    </target>
+
     <!-- Creates the distribution -->
     <target name="dist-lite"
             depends="jars"