diff --git a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
index 9d4676ef01..0efff05ab7 100644
--- a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
+++ b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
@@ -2244,6 +2244,8 @@ Error EditorExportPlatform::save_zip(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bo
 	Error err = export_project_files(p_preset, p_debug, p_save_func, nullptr, &zd, _zip_add_shared_object);
 	if (err != OK && err != ERR_SKIP) {
 		add_message(EXPORT_MESSAGE_ERROR, TTR("Save ZIP"), TTR("Failed to export project files."));
+		zipClose(zip, nullptr);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	zipClose(zip, nullptr);
@@ -2260,6 +2262,7 @@ Error EditorExportPlatform::save_zip(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bo
 	if (err != OK) {
 		da->remove(tmppath);
 		add_message(EXPORT_MESSAGE_ERROR, TTR("Save ZIP"), vformat(TTR("Failed to move temporary file \"%s\" to \"%s\"."), tmppath, p_path));
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	return OK;