diff --git a/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go b/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
index 84fbc71302..2d82b19cd8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
+++ b/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (nt *NodeTestnet) CreateBridgeNodes(ctx context.Context, count int, version
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		err := nt.CreateBridgeNode(ctx, version, chainID, genesisHash, coreIP, bootstrapper, archival, resources)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil