diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
index 9318757..1bd7828 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
@@ -106,19 +106,22 @@
 
     stage ("Synopsys Detect") {
       steps {
-        script {
-          repos.each { gitRepo ->
-            sh "echo Running Synopsys Detect on: ${gitRepo}"
-            synopsys_detect("--detect.source.path=${gitRepo} " + \
-                            "--detect.project.name=${blackduck_project}_${projectName} " + \
-                            "--detect.project.version.name=$git_tag_or_branch " + \
-                            "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
-                            "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
-                            "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
-                            "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
-                            "--detect.report.timeout=900 " + \
-                            "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
-                            "--detect.cleanup=false")
+        // catch any errors that occur so that logs can be saved in the next stage
+        catchError {
+          script {
+            repos.each { gitRepo ->
+              sh "echo Running Synopsys Detect on: ${gitRepo}"
+              synopsys_detect("--detect.source.path=${gitRepo} " + \
+                              "--detect.project.name=${blackduck_project}_${projectName} " + \
+                              "--detect.project.version.name=$git_tag_or_branch " + \
+                              "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
+                              "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
+                              "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
+                              "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
+                              "--detect.report.timeout=900 " + \
+                              "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
+                              "--detect.cleanup=false")
+            }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
index 1aa8162..8b0d093 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
@@ -96,22 +96,26 @@
 
     stage ("Synopsys Detect") {
       steps {
-        sh "echo Running Synopsys Detect on: ${projectName}"
+        // catch any errors that occur so that logs can be saved in the next stage
+        // docs: https://jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/workflow-basic-steps/#catcherror-catch-error-and-set-build-result-to-failure
+        catchError {
+          sh "echo Running Synopsys Detect on: ${projectName}"
 
-        // Plugin: https://github.com/jenkinsci/synopsys-detect-plugin
-        // Documentation: https://synopsys.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/INTDOCS/pages/62423113/Synopsys+Detect
-        // also: https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/Integrations-Documentation-Synopsys-Detect-Properties-for-version-5-4-0
-        // also: Help menu after logging into BlackDuck portal
-        synopsys_detect("--detect.source.path=$test_path " + \
-                        "--detect.project.name=${blackduck_project}_${projectName} " + \
-                        "--detect.project.version.name=$git_tag_or_branch " + \
-                        "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
-                        "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
-                        "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
-                        "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
-                        "--detect.report.timeout=3600 " + \
-                        "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
-                        "--detect.cleanup=false")
+          // Plugin: https://github.com/jenkinsci/synopsys-detect-plugin
+          // Documentation: https://synopsys.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/INTDOCS/pages/62423113/Synopsys+Detect
+          // also: https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/Integrations-Documentation-Synopsys-Detect-Properties-for-version-5-4-0
+          // also: Help menu after logging into BlackDuck portal
+          synopsys_detect("--detect.source.path=$test_path " + \
+                          "--detect.project.name=${blackduck_project}_${projectName} " + \
+                          "--detect.project.version.name=$git_tag_or_branch " + \
+                          "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
+                          "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
+                          "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
+                          "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
+                          "--detect.report.timeout=3600 " + \
+                          "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
+                          "--detect.cleanup=false")
+        }
       }
     }