diff --git a/lib/taskjuggler/BatchProcessor.rb b/lib/taskjuggler/BatchProcessor.rb
index 36570f33..9d61291a 100644
--- a/lib/taskjuggler/BatchProcessor.rb
+++ b/lib/taskjuggler/BatchProcessor.rb
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def receiver
             # Remove the job from the @runningJobs Hash.
             @runningJobs.delete(pid)
             # Save the return value.
-            job.retVal = retVal.exitstatus
+            job.retVal = retVal
             if retVal.signaled?
               cleanPipes(job)
               # Aborted jobs will probably not send an EOT. So we fastrack