diff --git a/clients/shared/default_value.go b/clients/shared/default_value.go
index 5bf7a7e67..18c0c3ec3 100644
--- a/clients/shared/default_value.go
+++ b/clients/shared/default_value.go
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func BackfillColumn(dwh destination.DataWarehouse, column columns.Column, tableI
 		}
 
 		_, err = dwh.Exec(query)
-		return nil
-
+		return err
 	case sql.Native:
 		// TODO: Support native strat
 		return nil