diff --git a/vars/applyConfigPolicy.groovy b/vars/applyConfigPolicy.groovy
index a89c347..17c7278 100644
--- a/vars/applyConfigPolicy.groovy
+++ b/vars/applyConfigPolicy.groovy
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def postCleanup() {
 }
 
 def postFailure(err) {
+    currentBuild.result = 'FAILURE'
     emailext \
         to: 'gyrfalcon@ebonfire.com',
         subject: '$DEFAULT_SUBJECT',