diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index e5890a62b..49351e208 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (c *InitCommand) getProviders(earlyConfig *earlyconfig.Config, state *state
 			diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 				tfdiags.Error,
 				"Failed to install provider",
-				fmt.Sprintf("Error while installing %s v%s: %s.", provider.ForDisplay(), version, err),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Error while installing %s v%s: %s", provider.ForDisplay(), version, err),
 			))
 		},
 		FetchPackageSuccess: func(provider addrs.Provider, version getproviders.Version, localDir string, authResult *getproviders.PackageAuthenticationResult) {
diff --git a/internal/providercache/installer.go b/internal/providercache/installer.go
index b87600a63..1f446cd49 100644
--- a/internal/providercache/installer.go
+++ b/internal/providercache/installer.go
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ NeedProvider:
 					protoErr = providerProtocolTooOld
 				}
 
-				errs[provider] = fmt.Errorf(protoErr, provider, version, tfversion.String(), closestAvailable.String(), closestAvailable.String(), getproviders.VersionConstraintsString(reqs[provider]))
+				err := fmt.Errorf(protoErr, provider, version, tfversion.String(), closestAvailable.String(), closestAvailable.String(), getproviders.VersionConstraintsString(reqs[provider]))
+				errs[provider] = err
 				if cb := evts.FetchPackageFailure; cb != nil {
 					cb(provider, version, err)
 				}