diff --git a/CppUnitLite/Test.h b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
index 9ee0d10eb7..c3fa83234c 100644
--- a/CppUnitLite/Test.h
+++ b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Test
     result_.addFailure(Failure(name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, #expected, #actual)); }
 
 #define CHECK_EQUAL(expected,actual)\
-{ if (!((expected) == (actual))) { result_.addFailure(Failure(name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, std::to_string(expected), std::to_string(actual))); } }
+{ if (!((expected) == (actual))) { result_.addFailure(Failure(name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, std::to_string(expected), std::to_string(actual))); return; } }
 
 #define LONGS_EQUAL(expected,actual)\
 { long actualTemp = actual; \