diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
index f5615c6a8..e4fbe18df 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm/helmpath"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/plugin"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/plugin/installer"
 
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -67,17 +67,22 @@ func (pcmd *pluginUpdateCmd) run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	var errorPlugins []string
+
 	for _, name := range pcmd.names {
 		if found := findPlugin(plugins, name); found != nil {
 			if err := updatePlugin(found, pcmd.home); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(pcmd.out, "Failed to update plugin %s, got error (%v)\n", name, err)
+				errorPlugins = append(errorPlugins, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to update plugin %s, got error (%v)", name, err))
 			} else {
 				fmt.Fprintf(pcmd.out, "Updated plugin: %s\n", name)
 			}
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(pcmd.out, "Plugin: %s not found\n", name)
+			errorPlugins = append(errorPlugins, fmt.Sprintf("Plugin: %s not found", name))
 		}
 	}
+	if len(errorPlugins) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(strings.Join(errorPlugins, "\n"))
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer_test.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer_test.go
index d86c9b608..cb346c661 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer_test.go
@@ -104,13 +104,6 @@ func TestVCSInstaller(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if err.Error() != "cannot get information about plugin source" {
 		t.Errorf("expected error for inability to find plugin source, got (%v)", err)
 	}
-
-	// Testing update for error
-	if err := Update(i); err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for plugin does not exist, got none")
-	} else if err.Error() != "plugin does not exist" {
-		t.Errorf("expected error for plugin does not exist, got (%v)", err)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestVCSInstallerNonExistentVersion(t *testing.T) {