diff --git a/app/vmctl/influx/influx.go b/app/vmctl/influx/influx.go
index 32b5998c66..b2e34970fc 100644
--- a/app/vmctl/influx/influx.go
+++ b/app/vmctl/influx/influx.go
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ func (c *Client) do(q influx.Query) ([]queryValues, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("query %q err: %s", q.Command, err)
 	}
+	if res.Error() != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("query %q err: %s", q.Command, res.Error())
+	}
 	if len(res.Results) < 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("exploration query %q returned 0 results", q.Command)
 	}