Index: /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_cleanup.pl
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--- /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_cleanup.pl	(revision 26095)
+++ /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_cleanup.pl	(revision 26096)
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@
 {
     my $msg = shift;            # Warning message on die
-    my $dist_id = shift;    # Magic DS identifier
-    my $exit_code = shift;      # Exit code to add
-
-    $exit_code = $PS_EXIT_PROG_ERROR unless defined $exit_code;
+    my $dist_id = shift;        # distRun identifier
+    my $exit_code = shift;      # fault code
+
+    # replace exit code if it's nonzero
+    $exit_code = $PS_EXIT_PROG_ERROR unless $exit_code;
 
     my $command = "$disttool -updaterun";
