diff --git a/ognibuild/buildsystem.py b/ognibuild/buildsystem.py
index 62ccfd9..adb0da9 100644
--- a/ognibuild/buildsystem.py
+++ b/ognibuild/buildsystem.py
@@ -1468,14 +1468,10 @@ class PerlBuildTiny(BuildSystem):
         self.setup(session, fixers)
         with DistCatcher([session.external_path('.')]) as dc:
             if self.minilla:
-                lines = run_with_build_fixers(session, ["minil", "dist"], fixers)
                 # minil seems to return 0 even if it didn't produce a tarball :(
-                if not dc.find_files():
-                    match, error = find_build_failure_description(lines)
-                    if error:
-                        raise DetailedFailure(0, ["minil", "dist"], error)
-                    else:
-                        raise UnidentifiedError(0, ["minil", "dist"], lines, match)
+                run_with_build_fixers(
+                    session, ["minil", "dist"], fixers,
+                    check_success=lambda retcode, lines: bool(dc.find_files()))
             else:
                 try:
                     run_with_build_fixers(session, ["./Build", "dist"], fixers)
diff --git a/ognibuild/fix_build.py b/ognibuild/fix_build.py
index 90d67a2..4863375 100644
--- a/ognibuild/fix_build.py
+++ b/ognibuild/fix_build.py
@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ class BuildFixer(object):
         return self._fix(problem, phase)
 
 
-def run_detecting_problems(session: Session, args: List[str], **kwargs):
+def run_detecting_problems(session: Session, args: List[str], check_success=None, **kwargs):
+    if check_success is None:
+        def check_success(retcode, contents):
+            return (retcode == 0)
     try:
         retcode, contents = run_with_tee(session, args, **kwargs)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         error = MissingCommand(args[0])
         retcode = 1
     else:
-        if retcode == 0:
+        if check_success(retcode, contents):
             return contents
         lines = "".join(contents).splitlines(False)
         match, error = find_build_failure_description(lines)