{
        struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT;
        const char *argv_gc_auto[] = { "gc", "--auto", NULL };
+       int ret = 0;
 
        delete_ref(NULL, "REBASE_HEAD", NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
        apply_autostash(opts);
         */
        run_command_v_opt(argv_gc_auto, RUN_GIT_CMD);
        strbuf_addstr(&dir, opts->state_dir);
-       remove_dir_recursively(&dir, 0);
+       if (remove_dir_recursively(&dir, 0))
+               ret = error(_("could not remove '%s'"), opts->state_dir);
        strbuf_release(&dir);
 
-       return 0;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static struct commit *peel_committish(const char *name)
                        die(_("could not move back to %s"),
                            oid_to_hex(&options.orig_head));
                remove_branch_state(the_repository);
-               ret = finish_rebase(&options);
+               ret = !!finish_rebase(&options);
                goto cleanup;
        }
        case ACTION_QUIT: {