1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/db/sysdb.c b/src/db/sysdb.c
index b7624af78..1409149cc 100644
--- a/src/db/sysdb.c
+++ b/src/db/sysdb.c
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ int sysdb_attrs_steal_string(struct sysdb_attrs *attrs,
     int ret;
 
     ret = sysdb_attrs_get_el(attrs, name, &el);
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     vals = talloc_realloc(attrs->a, el->values,
                           struct ldb_val, el->num_values+1);