diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index d78bb553..17516f63 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ silent() {
   set -Eeuo pipefail
   if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then
     BASH_COMMAND="$cmd"
+    error_handler "$rc"
   fi
   return $rc
 }