diff --git a/src/platform/ESP32/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp b/src/platform/ESP32/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
index a35ca9a..ab27b9c 100644
--- a/src/platform/ESP32/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/ESP32/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
     if (imageProcessor->mOTAUpdatePartition == NULL)
     {
         ChipLogError(SoftwareUpdate, "OTA partition not found");
+        imageProcessor->mDownloader->OnPreparedForDownload(CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);
         return;
     }
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENABLE_DELTA_OTA