diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/camerabin2/gst-camerabin2-test.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/camerabin2/gst-camerabin2-test.c
index 1c61957fdf..dce043d2b8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/camerabin2/gst-camerabin2-test.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/camerabin2/gst-camerabin2-test.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ setup_pipeline (void)
     change_mode_after = gst_util_get_timestamp ();
   }
 
-  return TRUE;
+  return res;
 error:
   cleanup_pipeline ();
   return FALSE;