diff --git a/infer/bin/inferlib.py b/infer/bin/inferlib.py
index acf6ae6ff..58f895cd4 100644
--- a/infer/bin/inferlib.py
+++ b/infer/bin/inferlib.py
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ class VersionAction(argparse._VersionAction):
                                             option_string)
 
 
-
-
 base_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
 base_group = base_parser.add_argument_group('global arguments')
 base_group.add_argument('-o', '--out', metavar='<directory>',
diff --git a/infer/bin/jwlib.py b/infer/bin/jwlib.py
index 52f078639..46f36902c 100644
--- a/infer/bin/jwlib.py
+++ b/infer/bin/jwlib.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 # of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 
 import argparse
-import logging
-import tempfile
 import os
+import tempfile
 import subprocess
+import utils
 
 # javac options
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@ class CompilerCall:
                     prefix='javac_',
                     delete=False) as file_out:
                 self.verbose_out = file_out.name
-
                 try:
                     subprocess.check_call(javac_cmd, stderr=file_out)
-                    return os.EX_OK
-                except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                     error_msg = 'Javac compilation error with: \n\n{}\n'
                     failing_cmd = [arg for arg in javac_cmd
                                    if arg != '-verbose']
-                    logging.error(error_msg.format(failing_cmd))
-                    os.system(' '.join(failing_cmd))
-                    return exc.returncode
+                    utils.error(error_msg.format(failing_cmd))
+                    subprocess.check_call(failing_cmd)
+
+        return os.EX_OK