diff --git a/src/install/default.txt b/src/install/default.txt
index 5504613d..a23ca20e 100644
--- a/src/install/default.txt
+++ b/src/install/default.txt
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ create_prefix() {
   prefix="${1}"
   
   mkdir -p "${prefix}"
+  rcode="${?}"
+
+  return "${rcode}"
 }
 
 #---  FUNCTION  ----------------------------------------------------------------