diff --git a/js/common/modules/jsunity.js b/js/common/modules/jsunity.js
index a3642a3b5b..0b7c936f8d 100644
--- a/js/common/modules/jsunity.js
+++ b/js/common/modules/jsunity.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function Done (suiteName) {
 /// @brief runs a JSUnity test file
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-function RunTest (path) {
+function RunTest (path, outputReply) {
   var content;
   var f;
 
@@ -193,7 +193,13 @@ function RunTest (path) {
     throw "cannot create context function";
   }
 
-  return f(path);
+  var rc = f(path);
+  if (outputReply === true) {
+    return rc;
+  }
+  else {
+    return rc.status;
+  }
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/testing.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/testing.js
index fbdd009056..adfed95b3e 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/testing.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/testing.js
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ function runThere (options, instanceInfo, file) {
     var t;
     if (file.indexOf("-spec") === -1) {
       t = 'var runTest = require("jsunity").runTest; '+
-          'return runTest(' + JSON.stringify(file) + ');';
+          'return runTest(' + JSON.stringify(file) + ', true);';
     }
     else {
       var jasmineReportFormat = options.jasmineReportFormat || 'progress';
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ function runHere (options, instanceInfo, file) {
   try {
     if (file.indexOf("-spec") === -1) {
       var runTest = require("jsunity").runTest; 
-      result = runTest(file);
+      result = runTest(file, true);
     }
     else {
       var jasmineReportFormat = options.jasmineReportFormat || 'progress';