diff --git a/_scripts/utilities.py b/_scripts/utilities.py
index 35cca22..0242f9d 100644
--- a/_scripts/utilities.py
+++ b/_scripts/utilities.py
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ def xml2json(xml):
 
 def report_error(error, context=""):
   global error_count
-  error_count += 1
-  # error_count = error_count + 1
+  # error_count += 1
+  error_count = error_count + 1
   if use_test_data and not submit_error:
     return
   else: