diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index 8f1b5528b..8316dbb76 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ func (i *Install) Run(chrt *chart.Chart, vals map[string]interface{}) (*release.
 	//
 	// One possible strategy would be to do a timed retry to see if we can get
 	// this stored in the future.
-	i.recordRelease(rel)
+	if err := i.recordRelease(rel); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	return rel, nil
 }