diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7697056b..330251ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
         with:
           dependency-versions: ${{ matrix.dependencies }}
-          composer-options: ${{ matrix.composer-options }}
 
       - name: Composer test
         run: composer test
diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/Broker.php b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/Broker.php
index 75742c28..eda58eb1 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/Broker.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/Broker.php
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ public function canIDeploy()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -92,10 +88,6 @@ public function createOrUpdatePacticipant()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -121,10 +113,6 @@ public function createOrUpdateWebhook()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -144,10 +132,6 @@ public function createVersionTag()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -172,10 +156,6 @@ public function createWebhook()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -194,10 +174,6 @@ public function describeVersion()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -215,10 +191,6 @@ public function listLatestPactVersions()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
@@ -246,12 +218,7 @@ public function publish(): void
             )
         );
 
-        try {
             $runner->runBlocking();
-        } finally {
-            $this->logger->info('out > ' . $runner->getOutput());
-            $this->logger->error('err > ' . $runner->getStderr());
-        }
     }
 
     public function testWebhook()
@@ -268,10 +235,6 @@ public function testWebhook()
         );
         $runner->runBlocking();
 
-        if ($runner->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-            throw new \Exception($runner->getStderr());
-        }
-
         return \json_decode($runner->getOutput(), true);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/ProviderVerifier/VerifierProcess.php b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/ProviderVerifier/VerifierProcess.php
index 447b5189..f3b316c4 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/ProviderVerifier/VerifierProcess.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/ProviderVerifier/VerifierProcess.php
@@ -59,12 +59,7 @@ public function run(array $arguments, $processTimeout, $processIdleTimeout)
 
         $logger->info("Verifying PACT with script:\n{$processRunner->getCommand()}\n\n");
 
-        try {
-            $processRunner->runBlocking();
-        } finally {
-            $logger->info('out > ' . $processRunner->getOutput());
-            $logger->error('err > ' . $processRunner->getStderr());
-        }
+        $processRunner->runBlocking();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunner.php b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunner.php
index bcd8325f..a90e6e7b 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunner.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunner.php
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ public function runBlocking(): int
             $logger->debug("Exit code: {$this->getExitCode()}");
 
             if ($this->getExitCode() !== 0) {
-                throw new \Exception("PactPHP Process returned non-zero exit code: {$this->getExitCode()}");
+                $this->logger->info('out > ' . $this->getOutput());
+                $this->logger->error('err > ' . $this->getStderr());
+                throw new \Exception("PactPHP Process returned non-zero exit code: {$this->getExitCode()}", $this->getExitCode());
             }
 
             Loop::stop();
diff --git a/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/BrokerTest.php b/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/BrokerTest.php
index 292c9b7f..ea1ee6e5 100644
--- a/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/BrokerTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Broker/BrokerTest.php
@@ -78,4 +78,22 @@ public function listLatestPactVersions(): void
         $result = $broker->listLatestPactVersions();
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('pacts', $result);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function publishLogsStdError(): void
+    {
+        $config = new BrokerConfig();
+        $config->setPactLocations('not a directory');
+        $broker = new Broker($config);
+        try {
+            $broker->publish();
+        } catch(\Exception $e){
+            $this->assertEquals(1, $e->getCode());
+            $this->assertStringContainsString("PactPHP Process returned non-zero exit code: 1", $e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunnerTest.php b/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunnerTest.php
index 7d7c50ca..6e52fab9 100644
--- a/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunnerTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpPact/Standalone/Runner/ProcessRunnerTest.php
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ public function testBlockingProcess()
         try {
             $p->runBlocking();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $exitCode = $p->getExitCode();
+            $this->assertEquals($exitCode, $e->getCode());
+            $this->assertStringContainsString("PactPHP Process returned non-zero exit code: $exitCode", $e->getMessage());
+            $this->assertNotEquals($exitCode, 0, 'Expect the exit code to be non-zero: ' . $exitCode);
+            $this->assertStringContainsString($expectedErr, $p->getStderr(), "Expect '{$expectedErr}' to be in the stderr");
+            $this->assertEquals(null, $p->getOutput(), 'Expect a null stdout');
         }
-
-        $exitCode = $p->getExitCode();
-
-        $this->assertNotEquals($exitCode, 0, 'Expect the exit code to be non-zero: ' . $exitCode);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString($expectedErr, $p->getStderr(), "Expect '{$expectedErr}' to be in the stderr");
-        $this->assertEquals(null, $p->getOutput(), 'Expect a null stdout');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ public function testProcessRunnerShouldReturnCompleteOutput()
         $p              = new ProcessRunner($cmd, []);
         $expectedOutput = 'third line';
         $expectedErr    = 'fourth line';
-
         try {
             $p->runBlocking();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-        }
-
+            $this->assertEquals(42, $e->getCode());
+            $this->assertStringContainsString("PactPHP Process returned non-zero exit code: 42", $e->getMessage());
+    }
         $this->assertTrue((\stripos($p->getOutput(), $expectedOutput) !== false), "Expect '{$expectedOutput}' to be in the output:");
         $this->assertTrue((\stripos($p->getStderr(), $expectedErr) !== false), "Expect '{$expectedErr}' to be in the stderr");
     }