diff --git a/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/sync.go b/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/sync.go
index f734b894..aa2f0a55 100644
--- a/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/sync.go
+++ b/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/sync.go
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ func kindCatalogGroupInstallOptions(tx peridotdb.Access, req *peridotpb.SyncCata
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse build groupinstall options: %w", err)
 		}
 		err = tx.SetBuildRootPackages(req.ProjectId.Value, srpmPackages, buildPackages)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set buildroot packages for project: %w", err)
+		}
 
 		ret.SrpmPackages = append(ret.SrpmPackages, srpmPackages...)
 		ret.BuildPackages = append(ret.BuildPackages, buildPackages...)