diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/run-gke-tests.sh b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/run-gke-tests.sh
index 35b13ce116..4d2cd24288 100755
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/run-gke-tests.sh
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/run-gke-tests.sh
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ function waitTillAllPodsComplete() {
     if [ ${num_completed_pods} -gt 0 ]; then
       printf ${num_completed_pods}" pod(s) completed.\n"
     fi
-    num_noncompleted_pods=$(echo "${podslist}" | tail -n +2 | grep -i -v 'completed\|succeeded\|fail' | wc -l)
+    num_noncompleted_pods=$(echo "${podslist}" | tail -n +2 | grep -i -v 'completed\|succeeded\|fail\|error' | wc -l)
     num_failed_pods=$(echo "${podslist}" | tail -n +2 | grep -i 'failed' | wc -l)
     if [ ${num_failed_pods} -gt 0 ]; then
       printf ${num_failed_pods}" pod(s) failed.\n\n"