diff --git a/post_test_hook.sh b/post_test_hook.sh
index 33f090e24..b40b0d98a 100755
--- a/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ ${DIR}/create_yaml.sh
 cd ${DIR}
 echo '=functional=============================================='
 tox -e functional
-FUNCTIONAL_RESULT=$?
+FUNCTIONAL_RESULT=\$?
 echo '=examples================================================'
 tox -e examples
-EXAMPLES_RESULT=$?
+EXAMPLES_RESULT=\$?
 echo '========================================================='
-test $FUNCTIONAL_RESULT == 0 -a $EXAMPLES_RESULT == 0
+echo "Functional test result: \$FUNCTIONAL_RESULT"
+echo "Examples test result:   \$EXAMPLES_RESULT"
+test \$FUNCTIONAL_RESULT == 0 -a \$EXAMPLES_RESULT == 0
 !
 # TODO(thowe) For now we are going to ignore tests failures
 # It is easier to change this script than the gate.  The magic