diff --git a/bin/mv_load.sh b/bin/mv_load.sh
index 658700d0..c64f625c 100755
--- a/bin/mv_load.sh
+++ b/bin/mv_load.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ METDATAIO_HOME=<path_to_metdataio_home>
 export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:$METDATAIO_HOME
 
 $PYTHON_ENV/bin/python  $METDATAIO_HOME/METdbLoad/ush/met_db_load.py $@
+CODE=$?
+if [ $CODE -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "Process finished with exit code $CODE"
+fi
+exit $CODE