diff --git a/util/dvsim/Deploy.py b/util/dvsim/Deploy.py
index dac9788..2a120a7 100644
--- a/util/dvsim/Deploy.py
+++ b/util/dvsim/Deploy.py
@@ -612,21 +612,16 @@
     def post_finish(self, status):
         """Extract the coverage results summary for the dashboard.
 
-        If that fails for some reason, report the job as a failure.
+        If the extraction fails, an appropriate exception is raised, which must
+        be caught by the caller to mark the job as a failure.
         """
 
         if self.dry_run or status != 'P':
             return
 
-        results, self.cov_total, ex_msg = get_cov_summary_table(
+        results, self.cov_total = get_cov_summary_table(
             self.cov_report_txt, self.sim_cfg.tool)
 
-        if ex_msg:
-            self.launcher.fail_msg += ex_msg
-            log.error(ex_msg)
-            return
-
-        # Succeeded in obtaining the coverage data.
         colalign = (("center", ) * len(results[0]))
         self.cov_results = tabulate(results,
                                     headers="firstrow",
diff --git a/util/dvsim/Launcher.py b/util/dvsim/Launcher.py
index cddf436..cc9d308 100644
--- a/util/dvsim/Launcher.py
+++ b/util/dvsim/Launcher.py
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@
         # Store the deploy object handle.
         self.deploy = deploy
 
+        # Status of the job. This is primarily determined by the
+        # _check_status() method, but eventually updated by the _post_finish()
+        # method, in case any of the cleanup tasks fails. This value is finally
+        # returned to the Scheduler by the poll() method.
+        self.status = None
+
         # Return status of the process running the job.
         self.exit_code = None
 
@@ -160,7 +166,6 @@
         """
 
         dest = Path(self.deploy.sim_cfg.links[status], self.deploy.qual_name)
-
         mk_symlink(self.deploy.odir, dest)
 
         # Delete the symlink from dispatched directory if it exists.
@@ -302,11 +307,24 @@
         """
 
         assert status in ['P', 'F', 'K']
-        if status in ['P', 'F']:
-            self._link_odir(status)
-        self.deploy.post_finish(status)
+        self._link_odir(status)
         log.debug("Item %s has completed execution: %s", self, status)
-        if status != "P":
+
+        try:
+            # Run the target-specific cleanup tasks regardless of the job's
+            # outcome.
+            self.deploy.post_finish(status)
+        except Exception as e:
+            # If the job had already failed, then don't do anything. If it's
+            # cleanup task failed, then mark the job as failed.
+            if status == "P":
+                status = "F"
+                err_msg = ErrorMessage(line_number=None,
+                                       message=f"{e}",
+                                       context=[])
+
+        self.status = status
+        if self.status != "P":
             assert err_msg and isinstance(err_msg, ErrorMessage)
             self.fail_msg = err_msg
             log.log(VERBOSE, err_msg.message)
diff --git a/util/dvsim/LocalLauncher.py b/util/dvsim/LocalLauncher.py
index 0a09682..03f997a 100644
--- a/util/dvsim/LocalLauncher.py
+++ b/util/dvsim/LocalLauncher.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         self.exit_code = self.process.returncode
         status, err_msg = self._check_status()
         self._post_finish(status, err_msg)
-        return status
+        return self.status
 
     def kill(self):
         '''Kill the running process.
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
                                             context=[]))
 
     def _post_finish(self, status, err_msg):
-        super()._post_finish(status, err_msg)
         self._close_process()
         self.process = None
+        super()._post_finish(status, err_msg)
 
     def _close_process(self):
         '''Close the file descriptors associated with the process.'''
diff --git a/util/dvsim/LsfLauncher.py b/util/dvsim/LsfLauncher.py
index e7119f0..1069ecb 100644
--- a/util/dvsim/LsfLauncher.py
+++ b/util/dvsim/LsfLauncher.py
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
     def __init__(self, deploy):
         super().__init__(deploy)
 
-        # Set the status. Only update after the job is done - i.e. status will
-        # transition from None to P/F/K.
-        self.status = None
-
         # Maintain the job script output as an instance variable for polling
         # and cleanup.
         self.bsub_out = None
@@ -390,7 +386,6 @@
     def _post_finish(self, status, err_msg):
         if self.bsub_out_fd:
             self.bsub_out_fd.close()
-        self.status = status
         if self.exit_code is None:
             self.exit_code = 0 if status == 'P' else 1
         super()._post_finish(status, err_msg)
diff --git a/util/dvsim/sim_utils.py b/util/dvsim/sim_utils.py
index 9408778..435e00f 100644
--- a/util/dvsim/sim_utils.py
+++ b/util/dvsim/sim_utils.py
@@ -16,21 +16,15 @@
 # and the coverage was extracted successfully. It returns a tuple of:
 #   List of metrics and values
 #   Final coverage total
-#   Error message, if failed
+#
+# Raises the appropriate exception if the coverage summary extraction fails.
 def get_cov_summary_table(cov_report_txt, tool):
-    try:
-        with open(cov_report_txt, 'r') as f:
-            if tool == 'xcelium':
-                return xcelium_cov_summary_table(f)
-            if tool == 'vcs':
-                return vcs_cov_summary_table(f)
-
-            err_msg = "Unsupported tool for cov extraction: {}".format(tool)
-            return None, None, err_msg
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        err_msg = "Exception occurred: {}".format(str(e))
-        return None, None, err_msg
+    with open(cov_report_txt, 'r') as f:
+        if tool == 'xcelium':
+            return xcelium_cov_summary_table(f)
+        if tool == 'vcs':
+            return vcs_cov_summary_table(f)
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"{tool} is unsupported for cov extraction.")
 
 
 # Same desc as above, but specific to Xcelium and takes an opened input stream.
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@
                 values = line.strip().split()
                 for i, value in enumerate(values):
                     value = value.strip()
-                    m = re.search(r"\((\d+)/(\d+)\)", value)
+                    m = re.search(r"\((\d+)/(\d+).*\)", value)
                     if m:
                         items[metrics[i]]['covered'] += int(m.group(1))
                         items[metrics[i]]['total'] += int(m.group(2))
@@ -75,11 +69,10 @@
                     values.append(value)
                     if metric == 'Score':
                         cov_total = value
-            return [metrics, values], cov_total, None
+            return [metrics, values], cov_total
 
     # If we reached here, then we were unable to extract the coverage.
-    err_msg = "ParseError: coverage data not found!"
-    return None, None, err_msg
+    raise SyntaxError(f"Coverage data not found in {buf.name}!")
 
 
 # Same desc as above, but specific to VCS and takes an opened input stream.
@@ -100,8 +93,7 @@
                 values.append(val)
             # first row is coverage total
             cov_total = values[0]
-            return [metrics, values], cov_total, None
+            return [metrics, values], cov_total
 
     # If we reached here, then we were unable to extract the coverage.
-    err_msg = "ParseError: coverage data not found!"
-    return None, None, err_msg
+    raise SyntaxError(f"Coverage data not found in {buf.name}!")