diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8a105c..b4ec8ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ To output both JSON and a Junit formatted xml file use:
 postman collection run 11111111-11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -e 11111111-11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111  | postman-cli-transformer output.json --junit-out-file junit.xml
 ```
 
+Furthermore, the tool will exit with a code of 1 if any of the tests run by the CLI fail. This behavior may be turned off by a flag.
+
 ## Development
 
 To contribute to this tool, first checkout the code. Then create a new virtual environment:
diff --git a/postman_cli_transformer/cli.py b/postman_cli_transformer/cli.py
index ff3db64..2e4594c 100644
--- a/postman_cli_transformer/cli.py
+++ b/postman_cli_transformer/cli.py
@@ -9,24 +9,34 @@
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.argument("output", type=click.File("w"), default="-", required=False)
+@click.argument("output", type=click.File("w"), required=True)
 @click.option(
+    "-junit",
     "--junit-out-file",
     required=False,
     type=click.File("w"),
     help="File location to output junit xml file from transformed CLI results.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "-bup",
+    "--bubble-up-exit-code",
+    default=True,
+    required=False,
+    type=click.BOOL,
+    help="""Defaults to True. Since this tool is used to transform output results from the Postman CLI,
+     it will exit with an error if the underlying Postman CLI output contains an error. 
+    This will facilitate the failure of the task in a CI/CD pipeline. If you do not want 
+     this behavior and wish the exit code to reflect the exit state of this app, set 
+     this flag to False.""",
+)
 @click.version_option()
-def cli(output, junit_out_file):
+def cli(output, junit_out_file, bubble_up_exit_code):
     """This script will take as input the STDOUT from
     a Postman CLI collection run and transform the
     output text to a file containing the output data
-    organized in a JSON format. This JSON data is then
-    written into a specific file.
-
-    \b
-    Output to stdout:
-        postman-cli-transformer
+    organized in a JSON format. It will also preserve
+    the CLI standard out and send to STDOUT at the end
+    of its execution.
 
     \b
     Output to file foo.json:
@@ -40,7 +50,7 @@ def cli(output, junit_out_file):
 
     stdin_data = sys.stdin.read()
 
-    parsed_stdin = parse(stdin_data)
+    parsed_stdin, errored = parse(stdin_data)
 
     if junit_out_file:
         current_time_of_test_run = datetime.now().isoformat()
@@ -51,6 +61,12 @@ def cli(output, junit_out_file):
     output.write(parsed_stdin)
     output.flush()
 
+    click.echo(stdin_data)
+
+    if bubble_up_exit_code:
+        if errored:
+            raise click.exceptions.Exit(1)
+
 
 def parse(data):
     raw_lines = []
@@ -60,7 +76,8 @@ def parse(data):
 
     processor = Processor(raw_lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     json_str = json.dumps(results)
 
-    return json_str
+    return json_str, errored
diff --git a/postman_cli_transformer/processor.py b/postman_cli_transformer/processor.py
index 8948520..bc31b25 100644
--- a/postman_cli_transformer/processor.py
+++ b/postman_cli_transformer/processor.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, lines_to_process):
         # Class property definiing
         self.processing_helper = ProcessingHelper()
         self.parsed = {"collectionName": "", "folders": []}
+        self.errored = False
         self.lines_to_process = lines_to_process
 
         # Get header info out of the way
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ def _process_rest_of_lines(self):
                     self.processing_helper.update_current_line_type(
                         LINE_TYPES.ERROR_HEADER_LINE
                     )
+                    self.errored = True
 
                 case LINE_TYPES.ERROR_LINE:
                     self.processing_helper.update_current_line_type(
diff --git a/tests/test_data/test_junit_transformer.py b/tests/test_junit_transformer.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_data/test_junit_transformer.py
rename to tests/test_junit_transformer.py
diff --git a/tests/test_processor.py b/tests/test_processor.py
index 47bae50..07b1b71 100644
--- a/tests/test_processor.py
+++ b/tests/test_processor.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_folders():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Pinball Map Collection",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_folders():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is False
 
 
 def test_should_be_able_to_process_urls():
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_urls():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Pinball Map Collection",
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_urls():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is False
 
 
 def test_should_be_able_to_process_tests():
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_tests():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Pinball Map Collection",
@@ -353,6 +358,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_tests():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is False
 
 
 def test_should_be_able_to_process_root_level_requests():
@@ -400,6 +406,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_root_level_requests():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Pinball Map Collection",
@@ -624,6 +631,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_root_level_requests():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is False
 
 
 def test_should_be_able_to_process_the_summary_table():
@@ -667,6 +675,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_the_summary_table():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Deactivate User Accounts",
@@ -745,6 +754,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_the_summary_table():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is False
 
 
 def test_should_be_able_to_process_error_descriptions():
@@ -810,6 +820,7 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_error_descriptions():
 
     processor = Processor(lines)
     results = processor.parsed
+    errored = processor.errored
 
     expected_results = {
         "collectionName": "Pinball Map Collection",
@@ -963,3 +974,4 @@ def test_should_be_able_to_process_error_descriptions():
     }
 
     assert json.dumps(results) == json.dumps(expected_results)
+    assert errored is True