diff --git a/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 119ba3029..00927f624 100644
--- a/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def with_retry retries: 5
       multiplier: 2,
       tries: [retries, max_retries].min
     ) do
-      yield
+      return yield
     end
     raise
   end