diff --git a/cmd/helm/search.go b/cmd/helm/search.go
index 061975201..579773413 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/search.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/search.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func search(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println(result)
 		}
 	} else {
-		cmd.Println("No matches found")
+		return errors.New("No matches found")
 	}
 	return nil
 }