diff --git a/consul/coordinate_endpoint.go b/consul/coordinate_endpoint.go
index e5774764e6..5fc9c5f36e 100644
--- a/consul/coordinate_endpoint.go
+++ b/consul/coordinate_endpoint.go
@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ func (c *Coordinate) batchApplyUpdates() error {
 		t := structs.CoordinateBatchUpdateType | structs.IgnoreUnknownTypeFlag
 
 		slice := updates[start:end]
-		if _, err := c.srv.raftApply(t, slice); err != nil {
+		resp, err := c.srv.raftApply(t, slice)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if respErr, ok := resp.(error); ok {
+			return respErr
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }