diff --git a/agent/cache/cache.go b/agent/cache/cache.go
index db9f11a0e9..a9727ab8e6 100644
--- a/agent/cache/cache.go
+++ b/agent/cache/cache.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ RETRY_GET:
 				atomic.AddUint64(&c.hits, 1)
 			}
 
-			return entry.Value, nil
+			return entry.Value, entry.Error
 		}
 	}