diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template.go b/pkg/cmd/template.go
index 0c792977a..a75c48e2e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 				return err
 			}
-			savedErr := err
+			installErr := err
 
 			// We ignore a potential error here because, when the --debug flag was specified,
 			// we always want to print the YAML, even if it is not valid. The error is still returned afterwards.
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 							missing = false
 						}
 						if missing {
-							if savedErr != nil && settings.Debug {
+							if installErr != nil && settings.Debug {
 								// assume the manifest itself is too malformed to be rendered
-								return savedErr
+								return installErr
 							}
 							return fmt.Errorf("could not find template %s in chart", f)
 						}
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
-			return savedErr
+			return installErr
 		},
 	}