diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_get_url.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_get_url.ps1
index e5e1ea73c83..23463b681c0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_get_url.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_get_url.ps1
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Else {
         
         $stream = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($response.GetResponseStream())
         
-        $stream.ReadToEnd() | Set-Content -Path $dest -Force
+        $stream.ReadToEnd() | Set-Content -Path $dest -Force -ErrorAction Stop
         
         $result.changed = $true
     }