diff --git a/checker/checker.sh b/checker/checker.sh
index 4d83025beb6498a8d366284b8c6f42e3aab1acbc..3e1d1a630cbeddab6f15eedbd5010c17a2ede37e 100755
--- a/checker/checker.sh
+++ b/checker/checker.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ run_checker()
 
 		if [ ! -f $module_path ]; then
 			error_message $assignment_mod
-			exit 1
+			# exit successfully for vmchecker-next to process output
+			exit 0 # TODO: changeme 
 		fi
 	
 		# copy *.ko in checker