diff --git a/agent/consul/client.go b/agent/consul/client.go
index ac64d704ab..999f986634 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (c *Client) SnapshotRPC(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Reader, out io
 	// Let the caller peek at the reply.
 	if replyFn != nil {
 		if err := replyFn(&reply); err != nil {
-			return nil
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index 91082a7d6b..e076af7214 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ func (s *Server) SnapshotRPC(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Reader, out io
 	// Let the caller peek at the reply.
 	if replyFn != nil {
 		if err := replyFn(&reply); err != nil {
-			return nil
+			return err
 		}
 	}