diff --git a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_BuildAll b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_BuildAll
index 9571611..db9ea77 100644
--- a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_BuildAll
+++ b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_BuildAll
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def runUpdateSrcRevJob(commonHelpers, buildBranch, isCleanRequested, isDryRun) {
   try {
     updateJob = build(job: "${env.SRCREV_JOB}",
                    quietPeriod: 0,
-                   propagate: true,
+                   propagate: false,
                    wait: true,
                    parameters: [string(name: 'BUILD_BRANCH', value: buildBranch),
                                 booleanParam(name: 'CLEAN_BUILD', value: isCleanRequested),
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ def runUpdateSrcRevJob(commonHelpers, buildBranch, isCleanRequested, isDryRun) {
   }
   catch(Exception e) {
     error("Exception: " + e.toString())
-    return
   }
   // assert to be sure
   if(updateJob == null) {
@@ -181,11 +180,12 @@ def isMachineSane(machine) {
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def runBuildJob(commonHelpers, buildTarget, buildBranch) {
   def buildJob = null
-  Boolean isSuccessfullyBuilt = true
+  def theBuildResult = 'SUCCESS'
+  Boolean hasException = false
   try {
     buildJob = build(job: "${env.BUILD_JOB}",
                    quietPeriod: 0,
-                   propagate: true,
+                   propagate: false,
                    wait: true,
                    parameters: [string(name: 'TARGET', value: buildTarget),
                                 string(name: 'BUILD_BRANCH', value: buildBranch),
@@ -196,17 +196,26 @@ def runBuildJob(commonHelpers, buildTarget, buildBranch) {
                                 booleanParam(name: 'DEBUGGING', value: params.DEBUGGING)]
                   )
   }
+  catch (org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.FlowInterruptedException e) {
+    println "job ${env.BUILD_JOB} for TARGET=${buildTarget} was cancelled or aborted"
+    theBuildResult = 'ABORTED'
+  }
   catch(Exception e) {
-    error("Exception: " + e.toString())
-    return
+    hasException = true
+    theBuildResult = 'FAILURE'
+    println "Exception caught: " + e.toString()
+  }
+  finally {
+    if(!hasException && (buildJob != null))  {
+      theBuildResult = buildJob.getResult()
+    }
+    return theBuildResult
   }
   // assert to be sure
   if(buildJob == null) {
     error("Something went really wrong with ${env.BUILD_JOB} (TARGET=${buildTarget})")
-    return
   }
-  isSuccessfullyBuilt = (buildJob.getResult() == 'SUCCESS')
-  return isSuccessfullyBuilt
+  return buildJob.getResult()
 }
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def buildMachine(commonHelpers, machine, buildBranch) {
@@ -215,7 +224,13 @@ def buildMachine(commonHelpers, machine, buildBranch) {
   // NOTE: this catchError statement is needed in case of an
   //       abort of the build job or similar failures
   catchError(buildResult: 'UNSTABLE', stageResult: 'FAILURE') {
-    isMachineSuccessfullyBuilt = runBuildJob(commonHelpers, machine, buildBranch)
+    def buildJobStatus = runBuildJob(commonHelpers, machine, buildBranch)
+    if(buildJobStatus != 'SUCCESS') {
+      isMachineSuccessfullyBuilt = false
+      if(buildJobStatus == 'ABORTED') {
+        currentBuild.result = 'ABORTED'
+      }
+    }
   }
   if(!isMachineSuccessfullyBuilt) {
     println "Failed building properly machine ${machine}"
@@ -231,7 +246,7 @@ def buildAllTargets(commonHelpers, buildBranch) {
 
   catchError(buildResult: 'FAILURE', stageResult: 'FAILURE') {
     for (machine in listOfTargets) {
-      if(isMachineSane(machine)) {
+      if(!commonHelpers.isCurrentJobAborted() && isMachineSane(machine)) {
         Boolean isMachineSuccess = buildMachine(commonHelpers, machine, buildBranch)
         if(!isMachineSuccess && areBuildsSuccessful) {
           areBuildsSuccessful = false
@@ -245,5 +260,4 @@ def buildAllTargets(commonHelpers, buildBranch) {
       error("Failing build - first machine failing = ${firstMachineFailing}")
     }
   } // end catchError
-  commonHelpers.cleanupRepository("${env.YOCTO_REPO_DIR}")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
index caf0fbf..cbb21c5 100644
--- a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
+++ b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ def isCurrentJobSuccess() {
   return (currentBuild.currentResult == 'SUCCESS')
 }
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def isCurrentJobAborted() {
+  return ((currentBuild.currentResult == 'ABORTED') || (currentBuild.result == 'ABORTED'))
+}
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def cleaningClonedRepoDir() {
   println "cleaning the entire repository..."
   sh("git clean -ffdx")