diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index bbb354a07..ac2cf04e5 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ func generateInteractive(cmd *cobra.Command, model string) error {
 				resp, err := server.GetModelInfo(model)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Println("error: couldn't get model")
+					return err
 				}
 
 				switch args[1] {