diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 0f360fe37..103ab4fdb 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chartv2.Chart, vals map[str
 		var cerr error
 		currentRelease, cerr = releaserToV1Release(currentReleasei)
 		if cerr != nil {
-			return nil, nil, false, err
+			return nil, nil, false, cerr
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, driver.ErrNoDeployedReleases) &&