diff --git a/cmd/sftp-server-driver.go b/cmd/sftp-server-driver.go
index dcd7e2c8f..336ffbab7 100644
--- a/cmd/sftp-server-driver.go
+++ b/cmd/sftp-server-driver.go
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ func (f *sftpDriver) Filecmd(r *sftp.Request) (err error) {
 				return err.Err
 			}
 		}
+		return err
 
 	case "Remove":
 		bucket, object := path2BucketObject(r.Filepath)