diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
index 6376bafa2697..392c045b53ec 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ function _run_unit() {
 }
 
 function _run_apiv2() {
-    make localapiv2 |& logformatter
+    if ! make localapiv2 |& logformatter; then
+        die "Testing of API was performed using the podman client"
+    fi
 }
 
 function _run_compose() {
@@ -97,7 +99,9 @@ function _run_bindings() {
 
 function _run_docker-py() {
     source venv/bin/activate
-    make run-docker-py-tests
+    if ! make run-docker-py-tests; then
+        die "Testing of API was performed using the docker client"
+    fi
 }
 
 function _run_endpoint() {