diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudflare/resource_cloudflare_record.go b/builtin/providers/cloudflare/resource_cloudflare_record.go
index b0bdf65a53..b0000fe4aa 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudflare/resource_cloudflare_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudflare/resource_cloudflare_record.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func resourceCloudFlareRecordCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 
 	// Validate type
 	if err := validateRecordType(newRecord.Type, newRecord.Proxied); err != nil {
-		fmt.Errorf("Error validating record type %q: %s", newRecord.Type, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error validating record type %q: %s", newRecord.Type, err)
 	}
 
 	zoneId, err := client.ZoneIDByName(newRecord.ZoneName)