diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_update.go b/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
index 58a8a18c0..18cf56737 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) performUpdate(originalRelease, updatedRelease *release.R
 		updatedRelease.Info.Status.Code = release.Status_FAILED
 		updatedRelease.Info.Description = msg
 		s.recordRelease(originalRelease, true)
-		s.recordRelease(updatedRelease, false)
+		s.recordRelease(updatedRelease, true)
 		return res, err
 	}