diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall.go b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
index 65993df4c..9dcbf19b0 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ func (u *Uninstall) Run(name string) (*release.UninstallReleaseResponse, error)
 	}
 
 	deletedResources, kept, errs := u.deleteRelease(rel)
+	if errs != nil {
+		u.cfg.Log("uninstall: Failed to delete release: %s", errs)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to delete release: %s", name)
+	}
 
 	if kept != "" {
 		kept = "These resources were kept due to the resource policy:\n" + kept