diff --git a/contrib/recipes/double_barrier.go b/contrib/recipes/double_barrier.go
index 1d0fcacd1..1fe0a191e 100644
--- a/contrib/recipes/double_barrier.go
+++ b/contrib/recipes/double_barrier.go
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ func (b *DoubleBarrier) Enter() error {
 // Leave waits for "count" processes to leave the barrier then returns
 func (b *DoubleBarrier) Leave() error {
 	resp, err := b.client.Get(b.ctx, b.key+"/waiters", clientv3.WithPrefix())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if len(resp.Kvs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/recipes/stm.go b/contrib/recipes/stm.go
index 8c271944c..c7accfa6a 100644
--- a/contrib/recipes/stm.go
+++ b/contrib/recipes/stm.go
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ func (s *STM) commit() (ok bool, rr error) {
 		puts = append(puts, v3.OpPut(k, v))
 	}
 	txnresp, err := s.client.Txn(context.TODO()).If(cmps...).Then(puts...).Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 	return txnresp.Succeeded, err
 }