Only add the folder when the error is NotFoundError

post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 
 	c, err := govmomi.NewClient(context.Background(), p.url, p.config.Insecure)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to vSphere: %s", err)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to vSphere: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 		&stepChooseDatacenter{
 			Datacenter: p.config.Datacenter,
 		},
+		&stepCreateFolder{
+			Folder: p.config.Folder,
+		},
 		&stepFetchVm{
 			VMName: p.config.VMName,
 			Source: source,
 		},
-		&stepCreateFolder{
-			Folder: p.config.Folder,
-		},
 		&stepMarkAsTemplate{},
 		&stepMoveTemplate{
 			Folder: p.config.Folder,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 	runner.Run(state)
 
 	if rawErr, ok := state.GetOk("error"); ok {
-		return nil, true, rawErr.(error)
+		return nil, false, rawErr.(error)
 	}
 	return artifact, true, nil
 }

post-processor/vsphere-template/step_create_folder.go

@@ -36,18 +36,24 @@ func (s *stepCreateFolder) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		for {
 			root, err = finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(base, path)))
 			if err != nil {
-				_, folder := filepath.Split(path)
-				folders = append(folders, folder)
-				if i := strings.LastIndex(path, "/"); i == 0 {
-					root, err = finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(base))
-					if err != nil {
-						state.Put("error", err)
-						ui.Error(err.Error())
-						return multistep.ActionHalt
+				if _, ok := err.(*find.NotFoundError); ok {
+					_, folder := filepath.Split(path)
+					folders = append(folders, folder)
+					if i := strings.LastIndex(path, "/"); i == 0 {
+						root, err = finder.Folder(context.Background(), filepath.ToSlash(base))
+						if err != nil {
+							state.Put("error", err)
+							ui.Error(err.Error())
+							return multistep.ActionHalt
+						}
+						break
+					} else {
+						path = path[:i]
 					}
-					break
 				} else {
-					path = path[:i]
+					state.Put("error", err)
+					ui.Error(err.Error())
+					return multistep.ActionHalt
 				}
 			} else {
 				break