diff --git a/metropolis/installer/test/main.go b/metropolis/installer/test/main.go
index 3c2460a..b2fb8dc 100644
--- a/metropolis/installer/test/main.go
+++ b/metropolis/installer/test/main.go
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@
 	}
 	// Verify that GPT exists.
 	ti, err := storage.GetPartitionTable()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Couldn't read the installer image partition table: %s", err)
+	}
 	if ti.Type() != "gpt" {
 		t.Error("Couldn't verify that the resulting node image contains a GPT.")
 	}