diff --git a/.readme/partials/borrowed/footer.md.j2 b/.readme/partials/borrowed/footer.md.j2
index 42baca3f..5276fa2a 100644
--- a/.readme/partials/borrowed/footer.md.j2
+++ b/.readme/partials/borrowed/footer.md.j2
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ And our internal operators:
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Contributions are welcome. Follow our [Contributors Guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/stable/contributor/index.html) to learn how you can contribute.
+Contributions are welcome.
+Follow our [Contributors Guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/stable/contributor/index.html) to learn how you can contribute.
+All contributors will have to sign a [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/stackabletech/.github/blob/main/cla.md).
+This is enforced automatically when you submit a Pull Request where a bot will guide you through the process.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6be5c9b..0015763f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ And our internal operators:
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Contributions are welcome. Follow our [Contributors Guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/stable/contributor/index.html) to learn how you can contribute.
+Contributions are welcome.
+Follow our [Contributors Guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/stable/contributor/index.html) to learn how you can contribute.
+All contributors will have to sign a [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/stackabletech/.github/blob/main/cla.md).
+This is enforced automatically when you submit a Pull Request where a bot will guide you through the process.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_tests.sh b/scripts/run_tests.sh
index 85fbbd2b..3fc17f64 100755
--- a/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ run_tests() {
 		OPTS+=("--test=$KUTTL_TEST")
 	fi
 
-	pushd "$TEST_ROOT" || exit
+	pushd "$TEST_ROOT" || exit 1
 	# Disable SC2068 because we want to pass the array as individual arguments
 	# and it would break for the "--parallel n" option.
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2068
 	kubectl-kuttl ${OPTS[@]}
-	popd || exit
+	local KUTTL_EXIT_CODE=$?
+	popd || exit 1
+	exit $KUTTL_EXIT_CODE
 }
 
 usage() {