diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e721be423..64cdcb0995 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ The index `IX_METADATA_ENTRY_WEU_CFQN_JSI_JRA_MK` is added to `METADATA_ENTRY`.
 
 This index supports planned metadata API enhancements that enable querying at granular scopes, namely calls, shards, and attempts.
 
+### AWS Batch
+* Fixed an issue where job failures before all outputs were written would cause delocalization to fail, preventing the upload of return code, stdout, and stderr files needed for debugging.
+
 ## 91 Release Notes
 
 #### Removal of Google LifeSciences backend code
diff --git a/supportedBackends/aws/src/main/scala/cromwell/backend/impl/aws/AwsBatchJob.scala b/supportedBackends/aws/src/main/scala/cromwell/backend/impl/aws/AwsBatchJob.scala
index 27751b5e79..8e018cd496 100755
--- a/supportedBackends/aws/src/main/scala/cromwell/backend/impl/aws/AwsBatchJob.scala
+++ b/supportedBackends/aws/src/main/scala/cromwell/backend/impl/aws/AwsBatchJob.scala
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ final case class AwsBatchJob(
     replaced.patch(insertionPoint, preamble, 0) +
       s"""
          |{
-         |set -e
          |# (re-)add tags to include added volumes:
          |if [[ "${doTagging}" == "true" ]]; then
          |  echo "*** TAGGING RESOURCES ***"
@@ -588,15 +587,20 @@ final case class AwsBatchJob(
          |DELOCALIZATION_FAILED=0
          |$outputCopyCommand
          |echo "DELOCALIZATION RESULT: $$DELOCALIZATION_FAILED"
+         |rc=$$(head -n 1 $workDir/${jobPaths.returnCodeFilename} 2>/dev/null) || rc=1
          |if [[ $$DELOCALIZATION_FAILED -eq 1 ]]; then
          |  echo '*** DELOCALIZATION FAILED ***'
-         |  echo '*** EXITING WITH RETURN CODE 1***'
-         |  exit 1
+         |  if [[ "$$rc" -eq 0 ]]; then
+         |    echo '*** EXITING WITH RETURN CODE 1 ***'
+         |    exit 1
+         |  else
+         |    echo "*** EXITING WITH ORIGINAL RETURN CODE $$rc ***"
+         |    exit $$rc
+         |  fi
          |else
          |  echo '*** COMPLETED DELOCALIZATION ***'
          |fi
          |echo '*** EXITING WITH RETURN CODE ***'
-         |rc=$$(head -n 1 $workDir/${jobPaths.returnCodeFilename})
          |echo $$rc
          |exit $$rc
          |}