diff --git a/apps/emqx_mix_utils/lib/mix/tasks/emqx.ct.ex b/apps/emqx_mix_utils/lib/mix/tasks/emqx.ct.ex
index d03ddb414..0c85bb355 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_mix_utils/lib/mix/tasks/emqx.ct.ex
+++ b/apps/emqx_mix_utils/lib/mix/tasks/emqx.ct.ex
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Emqx.Ct do
       testcase: opts |> Map.fetch!(:cases) |> Enum.map(&to_charlist/1),
       readable: 'true',
       name: node_name,
-      ct_hooks: [:cth_readable_shell],
+      ct_hooks: [:cth_readable_shell, :cth_readable_failonly],
       logdir: to_charlist(logdir)
     )