diff --git a/src/Mod/AddonManager/manage_python_dependencies.py b/src/Mod/AddonManager/manage_python_dependencies.py
index 625c9b7e7f..0d8d61e8c0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/AddonManager/manage_python_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/Mod/AddonManager/manage_python_dependencies.py
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ def call_pip(args) -> List[str]:
                 shell=True,
                 check=True,
             )
+            if proc.returncode != 0:
+                pip_failed = True
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             pip_failed = True
-        if proc.returncode != 0:
-            pip_failed = True
     else:
         pip_failed = True