diff --git a/builder/amazonebs/step_provision.go b/builder/amazonebs/step_provision.go
index 6f46983d4..00f1a5540 100644
--- a/builder/amazonebs/step_provision.go
+++ b/builder/amazonebs/step_provision.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ func (*stepProvision) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
 	log.Println("Running the provision hook")
-	hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil)
+	if err := hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = err
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_provision.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_provision.go
index f1e6c8f49..32ad75c56 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_provision.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_provision.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ func (*stepProvision) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
 	log.Println("Running the provision hook")
-	hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil)
+	if err := hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = err
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/step_provision.go b/builder/virtualbox/step_provision.go
index f6bf0b97f..6eaef456f 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/step_provision.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/step_provision.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ func (*stepProvision) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
 	log.Println("Running the provision hook")
-	hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil)
+	if err := hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = err
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/step_provision.go b/builder/vmware/step_provision.go
index 4f089d937..706d64e59 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/step_provision.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/step_provision.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ func (*stepProvision) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
 	log.Println("Running the provision hook")
-	hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil)
+	if err := hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = err
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }