diff --git a/backend/code-execution-service/main.go b/backend/code-execution-service/main.go
index ce5f740..0b5ce40 100644
--- a/backend/code-execution-service/main.go
+++ b/backend/code-execution-service/main.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func executeCode(language string, code string) (string, error) {
 		// Set the binary as executable
 		binaryName := tmpFile.Name()[:len(tmpFile.Name())-len(".rs")]
 		execCmd = exec.Command("chmod", "+x", binaryName)
-		if err := execCmd.Run(); err != nil {
-			cmdOutput, _ := execCmd.CombinedOutput()
+		cmdOutput, err := execCmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
 			return string(cmdOutput), err
 		}