diff --git a/tubearchivist/config/management/commands/ta_startup.py b/tubearchivist/config/management/commands/ta_startup.py
index b4c09409..852447a6 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/config/management/commands/ta_startup.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/config/management/commands/ta_startup.py
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 message = f"    🗙 {index_name} vid_type update failed"
                 self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR(message))
                 self.stdout.write(response)
-                CommandError(message)
+                raise CommandError(message)