diff --git a/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util.go b/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util.go
index c084909cd..8e60a5f6e 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func GlobPatternsWithLoader(fSys filesys.FileSystem, ldr ifc.Loader, patterns []
 		if len(files) == 0 {
 			loader, err := ldr.New(pattern)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("%s has no match", pattern)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s has no match", pattern)
 			} else {
 				result = append(result, pattern)
 				if loader != nil {
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util_test.go b/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util_test.go
index 21c2e70c3..b08b7cf7b 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/internal/util/util_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestGlobPatternsWithLoaderRemoteFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test load invalid file
 	resources, err = GlobPatternsWithLoader(fSys, ldr, []string{"http://invalid"})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected load error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if len(resources) > 0 {