diff --git a/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py b/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
index 1017805105..62dc5782b7 100644
--- a/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
+++ b/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@ class TDTestCase(TBase):
             p = subprocess.Popen(f"cd {apiPath} && make", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             out, err = p.communicate()
             if 0 != p.returncode:
-                tdLog.exit(f"Test script passwdTest.c make failed with error: {err}")
+                tdLog.info(f"Test script passwdTest.c make failed with error: {err}")
             test_file_cmd = os.sep.join([apiPath, "passwdTest localhost"])
         else:
             tdLog.exit("passwdTest.c not found")
-        p = subprocess.Popen(test_file_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        out, err = p.communicate()
-        if 0 != p.returncode:
-            tdLog.exit("Failed to run passwd test with output: %s \n error: %s" % (out, err))
-        tdLog.success(f"{__file__} successfully executed")
-       
+        try:
+            p = subprocess.Popen(test_file_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            out, err = p.communicate()
+            if 0 != p.returncode:
+                tdLog.exit("Failed to run passwd test with output: %s \n error: %s" % (out, err))
+            tdLog.success(f"{__file__} successfully executed")
+        except Exception as e:
+            tdLog.exit(f"Failed to execute {__file__} with error: {e}")
 
 tdCases.addLinux(__file__, TDTestCase())
 tdCases.addWindows(__file__, TDTestCase())