diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 7d9d9dc..7615e59 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -700,7 +700,8 @@ install_data_to_pki () {
 
 # Copy the source to the PKI
 copy_data_to_pki () {
-	cp ${2:+-R} "$1" "$EASYRSA_PKI"
+	cp ${2:+-R} "$1" "$EASYRSA_PKI" || return
+	shift # Clear recurse
 } # => copy_data_to_pki ()
 
 # Disable terminal echo, if possible, otherwise warn