diff --git a/helper/resource/wait.go b/helper/resource/wait.go
index 326555053..a6c058b60 100644
--- a/helper/resource/wait.go
+++ b/helper/resource/wait.go
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ type RetryFunc func() error
 // Retry is a basic wrapper around StateChangeConf that will just retry
 // a function until it no longer returns an error.
 func Retry(timeout time.Duration, f RetryFunc) error {
-	var err error
 	c := &StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:    []string{"error"},
 		Target:     "success",
 		Timeout:    timeout,
 		MinTimeout: 500 * time.Millisecond,
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-			err = f()
+			err := f()
 			if err == nil {
 				return 42, "success", nil
 			}
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func Retry(timeout time.Duration, f RetryFunc) error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	c.WaitForState()
+	_, err := c.WaitForState()
 	return err
 }