diff --git a/controllers/common.go b/controllers/common.go
index 6359aa26..3d16fb92 100644
--- a/controllers/common.go
+++ b/controllers/common.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func inspectTestRun(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI,
 	_, err = io.Copy(buf, podLogs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err, "unable to copy logs from the pod")
+		returnErr = err
 		return
 	}