diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index 17bf5f9c..42207a5b 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -202,8 +202,10 @@ silent() {
 
   if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then
     BASH_COMMAND="$cmd"
-    return $rc
+    error_handler "$rc"
   fi
+
+  return $rc
 }
 
 # Function to download & save header files