diff --git a/p2p/secret_connection.go b/p2p/secret_connection.go
index 54e3e0c5e..0509588b0 100644
--- a/p2p/secret_connection.go
+++ b/p2p/secret_connection.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func MakeSecretConnection(conn io.ReadWriteCloser, locPrivKey acm.PrivKeyEd25519
 
 	// Write local ephemeral pubkey and receive one too.
 	remEphPub, err := shareEphPubKey(conn, locEphPub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Compute common shared secret.
 	shrSecret := computeSharedSecret(remEphPub, locEphPriv)