diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 49de2c8a3..05ead4712 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -1311,12 +1311,11 @@ func (s *shards) sendSamplesWithBackoff(ctx context.Context, samples []prompb.Ti
 	}
 
 	err = sendWriteRequestWithBackoff(ctx, s.qm.cfg, s.qm.logger, attemptStore, onRetry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+
 	s.qm.metrics.sentBytesTotal.Add(float64(reqSize))
 	s.qm.metrics.highestSentTimestamp.Set(float64(highest / 1000))
-	return nil
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func sendWriteRequestWithBackoff(ctx context.Context, cfg config.QueueConfig, l log.Logger, attempt func(int) error, onRetry func()) error {