diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index b11c5efd..c81d693f 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -616,10 +616,10 @@ func EnsureUpToDate(recipeName string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fetchOpts := &git.FetchOptions{
-		Tags: git.AllTags,
+	fetchOpts := &git.FetchOptions{Tags: git.AllTags}
+	if err := repo.Fetch(fetchOpts); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	repo.Fetch(fetchOpts)
 
 	opts := &git.PullOptions{
 		Force:         true,