diff --git a/infra/build/developer-tools/build/scripts/task_helper_functions.sh b/infra/build/developer-tools/build/scripts/task_helper_functions.sh
index 2c250a3b804..30f9a8afbfa 100755
--- a/infra/build/developer-tools/build/scripts/task_helper_functions.sh
+++ b/infra/build/developer-tools/build/scripts/task_helper_functions.sh
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ function check_metadata() {
     echo "Success!"
   else
     echo "Warning! Unable to validate metadata."
+    return 1
   fi
 }