diff --git a/pelab/auto-pelab.tm b/pelab/auto-pelab.tm
index 4b7030725e1811f1705f37ac22fc22b5bc83e8e1..38b9936c4f8c3fdfb49ac790e374968d4f8e2097 100644
--- a/pelab/auto-pelab.tm
+++ b/pelab/auto-pelab.tm
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ if {$USE_DBMONITOR} {
     set dbmonitor [new Program $ns]
     $dbmonitor set node "ops"
     $dbmonitor set command "/usr/testbed/sbin/dbmonitor.pl -i $DBMONITOR_INTERVAL $pid $eid"
+    $dbmonitor set expected-exit-code $ecode
     set monitorlist $dbmonitor
 }