diff --git a/pkg/handler/repositories.go b/pkg/handler/repositories.go
index e6fe4b98e..d09d5137f 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/repositories.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/repositories.go
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ func (rh *RepositoryHandler) createUpload(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	existingUUID, completedChunks, err := ph.DaoRegistry.Uploads.GetExistingUploadIDAndCompletedChunks(c.Request().Context(), orgId, req.Sha256, req.ChunkSize)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if existingUUID != "" {
 		resp := &api.UploadResponse{
 			UploadUuid:         &existingUUID,