diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index ba720db9..73a89ad0 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ rec {
         done
       ''; # */
 
-      LOGNAME="$USER";
+      LOGNAME = "foo";
 
       meta = {
         description = "Build of Hydra on ${system}";
diff --git a/src/script/hydra-build b/src/script/hydra-build
index 41a4458e..67dab49c 100755
--- a/src/script/hydra-build
+++ b/src/script/hydra-build
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ sub doBuild {
         $stopTime = time();
 
         if ($res != 0) {
-            if ($thisBuildFailed && $res == 100) { $buildStatus = 1; }
+            if ($thisBuildFailed && $res == 100 << 8) { $buildStatus = 1; }
             elsif ($someBuildFailed) { $buildStatus = 2; }
             else { $buildStatus = 3; }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Setup.pm b/tests/Setup.pm
index 3643a891..69762cc9 100644
--- a/tests/Setup.pm
+++ b/tests/Setup.pm
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ sub evalSucceeds {
 
 sub runBuild {
   my ($build) = @_;
-  return captureStdoutStderr(60, ("../src/script/hydra-build", $build->id));
+  my ($res, $stdout, $stderr) = captureStdoutStderr(60, ("../src/script/hydra-build", $build->id));
+  print "STDERR: $stderr" if $res;
+  return ($res, $stdout, $stderr);
 }
 
 sub updateRepository {