diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_ecen.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_ecen.sh
index 848ed7c776..0bddec405a 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_ecen.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_ecen.sh
@@ -351,4 +351,4 @@ cd $pwd
 [[ $mkdata = "YES" ]] && rm -rf $DATA
 
 
-exit $err
+exit ${err}