diff --git a/server-ce/test/Makefile b/server-ce/test/Makefile
index b6c57bcf01..9586b101cf 100644
--- a/server-ce/test/Makefile
+++ b/server-ce/test/Makefile
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ test-e2e-native:
 test-e2e:
 	docker compose build host-admin
 	docker compose up --detach --wait host-admin
-	docker compose up --detach --wait mongo || { docker compose logs mongo; exit 42; }
-	docker compose up --no-log-prefix --exit-code-from=e2e e2e host-admin || { docker compose logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	docker compose up --detach --wait mongo
+	docker compose up --no-log-prefix --exit-code-from=e2e e2e host-admin
 
 test-e2e-open:
 	docker compose up --detach --wait host-admin
-	docker compose up --detach --wait mongo || { docker compose logs mongo; exit 42; }
-	docker compose up --no-log-prefix --exit-code-from=e2e-open e2e-open host-admin || { docker compose logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	docker compose up --detach --wait mongo
+	docker compose up --no-log-prefix --exit-code-from=e2e-open e2e-open host-admin
 
 SHARD_PROJECT_NAMES = \
 	test-ce-default \
diff --git a/services/web/Makefile b/services/web/Makefile
index 9a9ea79d38..35faba7407 100644
--- a/services/web/Makefile
+++ b/services/web/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test_unit_module: mongo_migrations_for_tests
 	$(MAKE) modules/$(MODULE_NAME)/test_unit
 
 mongo_migrations_for_tests:
-	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_unit npm run migrations -- migrate -t saas || { $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_unit npm run migrations -- migrate -t saas
 
 #
 # Frontend tests
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ test_acceptance_app_server_pro: export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=acceptance_test_serv
 test_acceptance_app_server_pro: export OVERLEAF_CONFIG=$(CFG_SERVER_PRO)
 
 $(TEST_ACCEPTANCE_APP):
-	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance || { $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance
 	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down -v -t 0
 
 # We are using _make magic_ for turning these file-targets into calls to
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ TEST_ACCEPTANCE_MODULES_MERGED_VARIANTS = \
 	test_acceptance_modules_merged_server_pro \
 
 $(TEST_ACCEPTANCE_MODULES_MERGED_VARIANTS):
-	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance make test_acceptance_modules_merged_inner || { $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance make test_acceptance_modules_merged_inner
 	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down -v -t 0
 
 # outer loop for running saas tests in parallel
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ test_acceptance_modules_merged_saas_4: export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME = \
 $(TEST_ACCEPTANCE_MODULES_MERGED_SPLIT_SAAS): export BASE_CONFIG = $(CFG_SAAS)
 
 $(TEST_ACCEPTANCE_MODULES_MERGED_SPLIT_SAAS): test_acceptance_modules_merged_saas_%:
-	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance make test_acceptance_modules_merged_inner_$* || { $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs mongo; exit 42; }
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance make test_acceptance_modules_merged_inner_$*
 	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down -v -t 0
 
 test_acceptance_modules: $(TEST_ACCEPTANCE_MODULES_MERGED_VARIANTS)