diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 201ff818..ff429dc0 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ exports.publish = function publish(basePath, config, done) {
           error = new Error(
               'Unspecified error (run without silent option for detail)');
         }
-        done(error);
-      });
+        throw error;
+      }).done(done);
 };