diff --git a/src/garage/admin/mod.rs b/src/garage/admin/mod.rs
index 823afc59..ab530ebf 100644
--- a/src/garage/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/garage/admin/mod.rs
@@ -495,7 +495,14 @@ impl AdminRpcHandler {
 					ret.push(format!("{:?}\t{}", to, res_str));
 				}
 
-				Ok(AdminRpc::Ok(format_table_to_string(ret)))
+				if resps.iter().any(|resp| match resp {
+					Err(_) => true,
+					Ok(_) => false,
+				}) {
+					Err(Error::BadRequest(format_table_to_string(ret)).into())
+				} else {
+					Ok(AdminRpc::Ok(format_table_to_string(ret)))
+				}
 			}
 			MetaOperation::Snapshot { all: false } => {
 				garage_model::snapshot::async_snapshot_metadata(&self.garage).await?;