diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
index b7de224684..2287e48be6 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ pub mut:
 	vroot         string
 	vtmp_dir      string
 	vargs         string
-	failed        bool
 	fail_fast     bool
 	benchmark     benchmark.Benchmark
 	rm_binaries   bool = true
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ pub fn (mut ts TestSession) test() {
 fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 	mut ts := &TestSession(p.get_shared_context())
 	if ts.fail_fast {
-		if ts.failed {
+		if ts.failed_cmds.len > 0 {
 			return pool.no_result
 		}
 	}
@@ -380,7 +379,6 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 					goto test_passed_system
 				}
 			}
-			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
 			tls_bench.fail()
 			ts.add_failed_cmd(cmd)
@@ -396,7 +394,6 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 		}
 		mut r := os.execute(cmd)
 		if r.exit_code < 0 {
-			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
 			tls_bench.fail()
 			ts.append_message(.fail, tls_bench.step_message_fail(normalised_relative_file))
@@ -422,7 +419,6 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 					goto test_passed_execute
 				}
 			}
-			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
 			tls_bench.fail()
 			ending_newline := if r.output.ends_with('\n') { '\n' } else { '' }
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@ pub fn v_build_failing_skipped(zargs string, folder string, oskipped []string, c
 	cb(mut session)
 	session.test()
 	eprintln(session.benchmark.total_message(finish_label))
-	return session.failed
+	return session.failed_cmds.len > 0
 }
 
 pub fn build_v_cmd_failed(cmd string) bool {
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vbuild-tools.v b/cmd/tools/vbuild-tools.v
index d8c34c85f8..3182cf0e48 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vbuild-tools.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vbuild-tools.v
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn main() {
 	// eprintln('> session.skip_files: $session.skip_files')
 	session.test()
 	eprintln(session.benchmark.total_message(finish_label))
-	if session.failed {
+	if session.failed_cmds.len > 0 {
 		exit(1)
 	}
 	//
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest.v b/cmd/tools/vtest.v
index d087a10307..93de683bc4 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest.v
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn main() {
 	testing.header('Testing...')
 	ts.test()
 	println(ts.benchmark.total_message('all V _test.v files'))
-	if ts.failed {
+	if ts.failed_cmds.len > 0 {
 		exit(1)
 	}
 }