diff --git a/src/box/lua/console.lua b/src/box/lua/console.lua
index f70ed830a2b2d960919c485d6719a450e2466ada..52df674651cd2a53bd999c305cdadf036252cc0d 100644
--- a/src/box/lua/console.lua
+++ b/src/box/lua/console.lua
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ local text_connection_mt = {
                     self.print_f(rc)
                 end
             end
-            return rc
+            return error(self:set_error())
         end,
         --
         -- Make the connection be in error state, set error