diff --git a/cli/state.go b/cli/state.go
index 7db7fa719..65f8f5686 100644
--- a/cli/state.go
+++ b/cli/state.go
@@ -1855,6 +1855,9 @@ var stateNtwkVersionCmd = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		nv, err := api.StateNetworkVersion(ctx, ts.Key())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		fmt.Printf("Network Version: %d\n", nv)