diff --git a/third_party/terraform/utils/common_operation.go b/third_party/terraform/utils/common_operation.go
index 2e64d4778477..994e36d81120 100644
--- a/third_party/terraform/utils/common_operation.go
+++ b/third_party/terraform/utils/common_operation.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func CommonRefreshFunc(w Waiter) resource.StateRefreshFunc {
 		if err = w.Error(); err != nil {
 			if w.IsRetryable(err) {
 				log.Printf("[DEBUG] Retrying operation GET based on retryable err: %s", err)
-				return op, w.State(), nil
+				return nil, w.State(), nil
 			}
 			return nil, "", err
 		}