diff --git a/pkg/machine/compression/uncompressed.go b/pkg/machine/compression/uncompressed.go
index 251a3a9ccc..4a0c8ff9cd 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/compression/uncompressed.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/compression/uncompressed.go
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ type uncompressedDecompressor struct {
 
 func newUncompressedDecompressor(compressedFilePath string) (*uncompressedDecompressor, error) {
 	d, err := newGenericDecompressor(compressedFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &uncompressedDecompressor{*d}, err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/compression/zip.go b/pkg/machine/compression/zip.go
index 7de1f4813c..6aa9f2472b 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/compression/zip.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/compression/zip.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ type zipDecompressor struct {
 
 func newZipDecompressor(compressedFilePath string) (*zipDecompressor, error) {
 	d, err := newGenericDecompressor(compressedFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &zipDecompressor{*d, nil, nil}, err
 }