diff --git a/packer/hook.go b/packer/hook.go
index c86380b2e..4a79222f4 100644
--- a/packer/hook.go
+++ b/packer/hook.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const HookProvision = "packer_provision"
 // in. In addition to that, the Hook is given access to a UI so that it can
 // output things to the user.
 type Hook interface {
-	Run(string, Ui, Communicator, interface{})
+	Run(string, Ui, Communicator, interface{}) error
 }
 
 // A Hook implementation that dispatches based on an internal mapping.
@@ -23,14 +23,18 @@ type DispatchHook struct {
 // Runs the hook with the given name by dispatching it to the proper
 // hooks if a mapping exists. If a mapping doesn't exist, then nothing
 // happens.
-func (h *DispatchHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (h *DispatchHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	hooks, ok := h.Mapping[name]
 	if !ok {
 		// No hooks for that name. No problem.
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	for _, hook := range hooks {
-		hook.Run(name, ui, comm, data)
+		if err := hook.Run(name, ui, comm, data); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packer/hook_test.go b/packer/hook_test.go
index 62ebbdac3..e43dfd1fd 100644
--- a/packer/hook_test.go
+++ b/packer/hook_test.go
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ type TestHook struct {
 	runUi     Ui
 }
 
-func (t *TestHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (t *TestHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	t.runCalled = true
 	t.runComm = comm
 	t.runData = data
 	t.runName = name
 	t.runUi = ui
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestDispatchHook_Implements(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/packer/plugin/hook.go b/packer/plugin/hook.go
index 61695d098..fd45585ea 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/hook.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/hook.go
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ type cmdHook struct {
 	client *Client
 }
 
-func (c *cmdHook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (c *cmdHook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	defer func() {
 		r := recover()
 		c.checkExit(r, nil)
 	}()
 
-	c.hook.Run(name, ui, comm, data)
+	return c.hook.Run(name, ui, comm, data)
 }
 
 func (c *cmdHook) checkExit(p interface{}, cb func()) {
diff --git a/packer/plugin/hook_test.go b/packer/plugin/hook_test.go
index f705853df..e6880e616 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/hook_test.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/hook_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 type helperHook byte
 
-func (helperHook) Run(string, packer.Ui, packer.Communicator, interface{}) {}
+func (helperHook) Run(string, packer.Ui, packer.Communicator, interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func TestHook_NoExist(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClient(&ClientConfig{Cmd: exec.Command("i-should-not-exist")})
diff --git a/packer/plugin/provisioner.go b/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
index 2bfa72405..66033b9d3 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ func (c *cmdProvisioner) Prepare(configs ...interface{}) error {
 	return c.p.Prepare(configs...)
 }
 
-func (c *cmdProvisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) {
+func (c *cmdProvisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	defer func() {
 		r := recover()
 		c.checkExit(r, nil)
 	}()
 
-	c.p.Provision(ui, comm)
+	return c.p.Provision(ui, comm)
 }
 
 func (c *cmdProvisioner) checkExit(p interface{}, cb func()) {
diff --git a/packer/plugin/provisioner_test.go b/packer/plugin/provisioner_test.go
index 2917cd55d..4a665411c 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/provisioner_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ func (helperProvisioner) Prepare(...interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (helperProvisioner) Provision(packer.Ui, packer.Communicator) {}
+func (helperProvisioner) Provision(packer.Ui, packer.Communicator) error {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func TestProvisioner_NoExist(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClient(&ClientConfig{Cmd: exec.Command("i-should-not-exist")})
diff --git a/packer/provisioner.go b/packer/provisioner.go
index cfd2ffbd1..99a0a2ac2 100644
--- a/packer/provisioner.go
+++ b/packer/provisioner.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Provisioner interface {
 	// given to communicate with the user, and a communicator is given that
 	// is guaranteed to be connected to some machine so that provisioning
 	// can be done.
-	Provision(Ui, Communicator)
+	Provision(Ui, Communicator) error
 }
 
 // A Hook implementation that runs the given provisioners.
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ type ProvisionHook struct {
 }
 
 // Runs the provisioners in order.
-func (h *ProvisionHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (h *ProvisionHook) Run(name string, ui Ui, comm Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	for _, p := range h.Provisioners {
-		p.Provision(ui, comm)
+		if err := p.Provision(ui, comm); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packer/provisioner_test.go b/packer/provisioner_test.go
index 5eba77743..1db8b55bc 100644
--- a/packer/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/packer/provisioner_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ func (t *TestProvisioner) Prepare(configs ...interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *TestProvisioner) Provision(Ui, Communicator) {
+func (t *TestProvisioner) Provision(Ui, Communicator) error {
 	t.provCalled = true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestProvisionHook_Impl(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/packer/rpc/hook.go b/packer/rpc/hook.go
index c39dd1fd3..27840f080 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/hook.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/hook.go
@@ -27,15 +27,14 @@ func Hook(client *rpc.Client) *hook {
 	return &hook{client}
 }
 
-func (h *hook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (h *hook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	server := rpc.NewServer()
 	RegisterCommunicator(server, comm)
 	RegisterUi(server, ui)
 	address := serveSingleConn(server)
 
 	args := &HookRunArgs{name, data, address}
-	h.client.Call("Hook.Run", args, new(interface{}))
-	return
+	return h.client.Call("Hook.Run", args, new(interface{}))
 }
 
 func (h *HookServer) Run(args *HookRunArgs, reply *interface{}) error {
@@ -44,7 +43,9 @@ func (h *HookServer) Run(args *HookRunArgs, reply *interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	h.hook.Run(args.Name, &Ui{client}, Communicator(client), args.Data)
+	if err := h.hook.Run(args.Name, &Ui{client}, Communicator(client), args.Data); err != nil {
+		return NewBasicError(err)
+	}
 
 	*reply = nil
 	return nil
diff --git a/packer/rpc/hook_test.go b/packer/rpc/hook_test.go
index 8e94e5a0f..fcc2aea7a 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/hook_test.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/hook_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ type testHook struct {
 	runUi     packer.Ui
 }
 
-func (h *testHook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) {
+func (h *testHook) Run(name string, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, data interface{}) error {
 	h.runCalled = true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestHookRPC(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/packer/rpc/provisioner.go b/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
index 5236a0033..dbe366e56 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ func (p *provisioner) Prepare(configs ...interface{}) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) {
+func (p *provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	// TODO: Error handling
 	server := rpc.NewServer()
 	RegisterCommunicator(server, comm)
 	RegisterUi(server, ui)
 
 	args := &ProvisionerProvisionArgs{serveSingleConn(server)}
-	p.client.Call("Provisioner.Provision", args, new(interface{}))
+	return p.client.Call("Provisioner.Provision", args, new(interface{}))
 }
 
 func (p *ProvisionerServer) Prepare(args *ProvisionerPrepareArgs, reply *error) error {
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ func (p *ProvisionerServer) Provision(args *ProvisionerProvisionArgs, reply *int
 	comm := Communicator(client)
 	ui := &Ui{client}
 
-	p.p.Provision(ui, comm)
+	if err := p.p.Provision(ui, comm); err != nil {
+		return NewBasicError(err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go b/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
index bf027be99..56b3b80c4 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ func (p *testProvisioner) Prepare(configs ...interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *testProvisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) {
+func (p *testProvisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	p.provCalled = true
 	p.provComm = comm
 	p.provUi = ui
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestProvisionerRPC(t *testing.T) {