diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 91b9f786bd7bf962b0e6f4bd4e8782184f8faa62..07cd5be183e74086d996f5ac8b298cfad5d98bc5 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -424,9 +424,13 @@ def dut_encoder_path(request) -> str:
 
 
 # fixture returns test information, enabling per-testcase SNR
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def test_info(request):
-    return request
+    yield request
+
+    # Check for errors during teardown to report error instead of failure
+    if hasattr(request, "error"):
+        pytest.fail(request.error)
 
 
 class EncoderFrontend:
diff --git a/tests/hrtf_binary_loading/utils.py b/tests/hrtf_binary_loading/utils.py
index 4e74a32f7fc8301578e50878971073efbf9a2dad..0e9c5e5820e8960255f0399c5b66b3c347f8a9cb 100644
--- a/tests/hrtf_binary_loading/utils.py
+++ b/tests/hrtf_binary_loading/utils.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import pyaudio3dtools
 
 
 def run_encoder(
+    test_info,
     bitrate: int,
     sampling_rate: int,
     input_file: str,
@@ -88,10 +89,11 @@ def run_encoder(
         str(output_file),
     ]
 
-    run_cmd(cmd)
+    run_cmd(cmd, test_info)
 
 
 def run_decoder(
+    test_info,
     output_config: str,
     output_sampling_rate: int,
     input_bitstream_path: Path,
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ def run_decoder(
         str(output_path),
     ]
 
-    run_cmd(cmd)
+    run_cmd(cmd, test_info)
 
 
 def get_option_list_str(option_list):
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ def compare_rom_vs_binary(
         input_path = TESTV_DIR.joinpath(in_file).with_suffix(".wav")
     bitstream_path = BITSTREAM_DIR.joinpath(in_file + file_ext)
     run_encoder(
-        bitrate, in_fs, input_path, bitstream_path, add_option_list=option_list_enc
+        test_info, bitrate, in_fs, input_path, bitstream_path, add_option_list=option_list_enc
     )
 
     if trj_file is not None:
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ def compare_rom_vs_binary(
         option_list_dec = None
     out_rom_path = DEC_ROM_DIR.joinpath(in_file + file_ext).with_suffix(".wav")
     run_decoder(
-        out_fmt, out_fs, bitstream_path, out_rom_path, add_option_list=option_list_dec
+        test_info, out_fmt, out_fs, bitstream_path, out_rom_path, add_option_list=option_list_dec
     )
     out_rom, out_rom_fs = pyaudio3dtools.audiofile.readfile(out_rom_path)
 
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ def compare_rom_vs_binary(
 
     out_bin_path = DEC_BINARY_DIR.joinpath(in_file + file_ext).with_suffix(".wav")
     run_decoder(
-        out_fmt, out_fs, bitstream_path, out_bin_path, add_option_list=option_list_dec
+        test_info, out_fmt, out_fs, bitstream_path, out_bin_path, add_option_list=option_list_dec
     )
     out_bin, out_bin_fs = pyaudio3dtools.audiofile.readfile(out_bin_path)
 
diff --git a/tests/renderer/utils.py b/tests/renderer/utils.py
index 466b7c346a2b3f953fbc688d52eb6aa3cd18ac78..8170e1e06cc34c9a4cec7969c23427643d39dbc9 100644
--- a/tests/renderer/utils.py
+++ b/tests/renderer/utils.py
@@ -64,14 +64,13 @@ from ..cmp_pcm import cmp_pcm
 from ..conftest import parse_properties
 
 
-def run_cmd(cmd, env=None):
+def run_cmd(cmd, test_info, env=None):
     logging.info(f"\nRunning command\n{' '.join(cmd)}\n")
     try:
         sp.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, env=env)
     except sp.CalledProcessError as e:
-        raise SystemError(
-            f"Command returned non-zero exit status ({e.returncode}): {' '.join(e.cmd)}\n{e.stderr}\n{e.stdout}"
-        )
+        test_info.error = f"Command returned non-zero exit status ({e.returncode}): {' '.join(e.cmd)}\n{e.stderr}\n{e.stdout}"
+        raise SystemError(test_info.error)
 
 
 def run_isar_ext_rend_cmd(cmd, env=None):
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ def run_renderer(
         )
 
     # run the renderer
-    run_cmd(cmd, env)
+    run_cmd(cmd, test_info, env)
 
     if test_info.config.option.create_cut and not render_for_peaq:
         # CUT creation mode will run a comparison with REF
@@ -350,12 +349,12 @@ def run_renderer(
                     cmd2[0] += binary_suffix
                     if "MASA" in str(out_fmt):
                         cmd2.extend(["-im", out_file + ".met"])
-                    run_cmd(cmd2, env)
+                    run_cmd(cmd2, test_info, env)
 
                     # Render ref to BINAURAL with same settings as test
                     cmd2[2] = str(out_file_ref)  # in_file
                     cmd2[6] = odg_ref            # out_file
-                    run_cmd(cmd2, env)
+                    run_cmd(cmd2, test_info, env)
                     out_fmt_bin = new_fmt
             else:
                 out_fmt_bin = out_fmt
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ def run_renderer(
                 cmd[0] += binary_suffix
                 cmd[6] = odg_input       # out_file
                 cmd[8] = out_fmt_bin     # out_fmt
-                run_cmd(cmd, env)
+                run_cmd(cmd, test_info, env)
             else:
                 odg_input = in_file
 
diff --git a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
index bb826752adef5d2d731f0cb15e17a3c38f285c22..504929b29aad8926eccf44e84aa828d2f462d9e6 100644
--- a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
+++ b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from typing import Tuple
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
-from tests.renderer.utils import check_BE, run_cmd, run_ivas_isar_enc_cmd, run_ivas_isar_dec_cmd, run_isar_post_rend_cmd, run_isar_ext_rend_cmd
+from tests.renderer.utils import check_BE, run_ivas_isar_enc_cmd, run_ivas_isar_dec_cmd, run_isar_post_rend_cmd, run_isar_ext_rend_cmd
 from tests.split_rendering.constants import *
 
 sys.path.append(SCRIPTS_DIR)