diff --git a/pipeline/build_golang_test.go b/pipeline/build_golang_test.go
index 8d258b83..f0eb1b53 100644
--- a/pipeline/build_golang_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/build_golang_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,40 @@ func TestExecuteBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestExecuteBuildFailPipelineBuild(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Mkdir("tmp", 0744)
+	ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join("tmp", "main.go"), []byte(`package main
+		import "os"
+		func main() {
+			os.Exit(1
+		}`), 0766)
+	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	tmp := filepath.Join(wd, "tmp")
+	defer func() {
+		os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+	}()
+	gaia.Cfg = new(gaia.Config)
+	gaia.Cfg.HomePath = tmp
+	gaia.Cfg.Logger = hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
+		Level:  hclog.Trace,
+		Output: hclog.DefaultOutput,
+		Name:   "Gaia",
+	})
+	b := new(BuildPipelineGolang)
+	p := new(gaia.CreatePipeline)
+	p.Pipeline.Repo.LocalDest = tmp
+	err := b.ExecuteBuild(p)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("error while running executebuild. none was expected")
+	}
+	expected := `# _/Users/gbrautigam/gohome/src/github.com/gaia-pipeline/gaia/pipeline/tmp
+./main.go:4:13: syntax error: unexpected newline, expecting comma or )
+`
+	if p.Output != expected {
+		t.Fatal("got a different output than expected: ", p.Output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestExecuteBuildContextTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	execCommandContext = fakeExecCommandContext
 	killContext = true