diff --git a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
index 7490777ec0..a2f12f890e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ if [ ! -f "seedfile" ]; then
     dd if=/dev/urandom of="seedfile" bs=32 count=1
 fi
 
-# Step 2a - Unit Tests
+# Step 2a - Unit Tests (keep going even if some tests fail)
 perl scripts/run-test-suites.pl -v 2 |tee unit-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 echo
 
-# Step 2b - System Tests
+# Step 2b - System Tests (keep going even if some tests fail)
 sh ssl-opt.sh |tee sys-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 echo
 
-# Step 2c - Compatibility tests
+# Step 2c - Compatibility tests (keep going even if some tests fail)
 sh compat.sh -m 'tls1 tls1_1 tls1_2 dtls1 dtls1_2' | \
     tee compat-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY"                               \