diff --git a/core/installer/tasks/activate.go b/core/installer/tasks/activate.go
index 6916262..dafbaf7 100644
--- a/core/installer/tasks/activate.go
+++ b/core/installer/tasks/activate.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			return err
 		}
 		repoHost := strings.Split(st.ssClient.Address(), ":")[0]
-		return st.repo.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
+		_, err = st.repo.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
 			kust, err := soft.ReadKustomization(r, "environments/kustomization.yaml")
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 			}
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%s: initialize environment", env.Id), nil
 		})
+		return err
 	})
 	return &t
 }
diff --git a/core/installer/tasks/infra.go b/core/installer/tasks/infra.go
index eb4840f..9d0c011 100644
--- a/core/installer/tasks/infra.go
+++ b/core/installer/tasks/infra.go
@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return r.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
+		_, err = r.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
 			fa := firstAccount{false, env.Domain, initGroups}
 			if err := soft.WriteYaml(r, "first-account.yaml", fa); err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}
 			return "first account membership configuration", nil
 		})
+		return err
 	})
 	return &t
 }
diff --git a/core/installer/tasks/init.go b/core/installer/tasks/init.go
index f55344d..30e35e0 100644
--- a/core/installer/tasks/init.go
+++ b/core/installer/tasks/init.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := repoIO.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
+		if _, err := repoIO.Do(func(r soft.RepoFS) (string, error) {
 			w, err := r.Writer("README.md")
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err