diff --git a/namespaces.go b/namespaces.go
index e109b9a7..4d996bb0 100644
--- a/namespaces.go
+++ b/namespaces.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) DestroyNamespace(name string) error {
 	}
 
 	if result := h.db.Unscoped().Delete(&n); result.Error != nil {
-		return err
+		return result.Error
 	}
 
 	return nil