diff --git a/go_modules/helpers/updater/main.go b/go_modules/helpers/updater/main.go
index d29f126ea8..c3668d123a 100644
--- a/go_modules/helpers/updater/main.go
+++ b/go_modules/helpers/updater/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ func UpdateDependencyFile(args *Args) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, dep := range args.Dependencies {
-		f.AddRequire(dep.Name, dep.Version)
+		if err := f.AddRequire(dep.Name, dep.Version); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, r := range f.Require {