diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
index 829e1beb..f13ce218 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ ot_admin_builtin_upgrade (int argc, char **argv, OtAdminBuiltinOpts *admin_opts,
                                       GS_SUBPROCESS_STREAM_DISPOSITION_INHERIT,
                                       cancellable, error,
                                       "ostree", "admin", ostree_dir_arg, "pull-deploy", osname, NULL))
+    goto out;
 
   if (!gs_subprocess_simple_run_sync (gs_file_get_path_cached (ostree_dir),
                                       GS_SUBPROCESS_STREAM_DISPOSITION_INHERIT,