diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index d27874a6..e8cc80d7 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ async fn create_bucket_if_not_exists(
         }
       } else {
         error!("Failed to create bucket: {:?}", err);
-        Ok(())
+        Err(err.into())
       }
     },
   }