diff --git a/src/main/util.ts b/src/main/util.ts
index a01b3b6ad6f4c7831f891c8eb0ee92c06cf10d2e..61eceac9e115c8a16ef1c9ee870af560495527be 100644
--- a/src/main/util.ts
+++ b/src/main/util.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export async function checkIfCondaEnvironmentExists() {
   } else {
     response.status = 'error';
     response.message = 'Conda environment "transformerlab" not found.';
-    return false;
+    return response;
   }
 }