diff --git a/core/commands/pin.go b/core/commands/pin.go
index 165dad26d23..9d209040a59 100644
--- a/core/commands/pin.go
+++ b/core/commands/pin.go
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ func pinLsAll(req *cmds.Request, typeStr string, api coreiface.CoreAPI, emit fun
 	}
 
 	for p := range pins {
+		if p.Err() != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		err = emit(&PinLsOutputWrapper{
 			PinLsObject: PinLsObject{
 				Type: p.Type(),