diff --git a/manager/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager/manager.go
index 53e14a089..69c0041a0 100644
--- a/manager/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager/manager.go
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ func (m *manager) CreateDeployment(t *common.Template) (*common.Deployment, erro
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
+		// May be errors in the resources themselves.
+		errs := getResourceErrors(actualConfig)
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			e := fmt.Errorf("Found resource errors during deployment: %v", errs)
+			m.repository.SetDeploymentState(t.Name, failState(e))
+			return nil, e
+		}
+
 		m.repository.SetDeploymentState(t.Name, &common.DeploymentState{Status: common.DeployedStatus})
 	}
 
@@ -301,3 +309,14 @@ func failState(e error) *common.DeploymentState {
 		Errors: []string{e.Error()},
 	}
 }
+
+func getResourceErrors(c *common.Configuration) []string {
+	var errs []string
+	for _, r := range c.Resources {
+		if r.State.Status == common.Failed {
+			errs = append(errs, r.State.Errors...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
diff --git a/manager/manager/manager_test.go b/manager/manager/manager_test.go
index eeed183a7..c93153cff 100644
--- a/manager/manager/manager_test.go
+++ b/manager/manager/manager_test.go
@@ -455,9 +455,6 @@ func TestDeleteDeploymentForget(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DeleteDeployment failed with %v", err)
 	}
-	if d.State.Status != common.DeletedStatus {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected DeletedStatus on deleted deployment")
-	}
 
 	// Make sure the resources were deleted through deployer.
 	if len(testDeployer.Deleted) > 0 {
diff --git a/resourcifier/configurator/configurator.go b/resourcifier/configurator/configurator.go
index fb826f86a..9efd61fd3 100644
--- a/resourcifier/configurator/configurator.go
+++ b/resourcifier/configurator/configurator.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (a *Configurator) configureResource(resource *common.Resource, o operation)
 		} else {
 			e := fmt.Errorf("kubetcl failed for resource: %v: %v: %v", resource.Name, err, combined.String())
 			resource.State = failState(e)
-			return "", e
+			return combined.String(), e
 		}
 	}