diff --git a/src/model/remote-builder/kubernetes-build-platform.ts b/src/model/remote-builder/kubernetes-build-platform.ts
index 63ba6178..ee0e987f 100644
--- a/src/model/remote-builder/kubernetes-build-platform.ts
+++ b/src/model/remote-builder/kubernetes-build-platform.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class Kubernetes implements RemoteBuilderProviderInterface {
       core.info('Failed to cleanup, error:');
       core.error(JSON.stringify(error, undefined, 4));
       core.info('Abandoning cleanup, build error:');
+      throw error;
     }
   }