diff --git a/tools/test.sh b/tools/test.sh
index e47c2d734..e1d924f5e 100755
--- a/tools/test.sh
+++ b/tools/test.sh
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ function status()
 
   if [ "${RET}" -ne 0 ]; then
     case ${RET} in
+      246)
+        echo "autotune failure, cmdline : ${CMD}" >> "${OUTD}/logfull.txt" 2>> "${OUTD}/logfull.txt"
+
+        e_rs=$((e_rs + 1))
+        ;;
+
       248)
         echo "skipped by runtime (mixed backend errors detected), cmdline : ${CMD}" >> "${OUTD}/logfull.txt" 2>> "${OUTD}/logfull.txt"