diff --git a/tuned/plugins/plugin_bootloader.py b/tuned/plugins/plugin_bootloader.py
index 56c8c47..bfaf5ab 100644
--- a/tuned/plugins/plugin_bootloader.py
+++ b/tuned/plugins/plugin_bootloader.py
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ class BootloaderPlugin(base.Plugin):
 	def _install_initrd(self, img):
 		log.info("installing initrd image as '%s'" % self._initrd_dst_img_val)
 		img_name = os.path.basename(self._initrd_dst_img_val)
-		self._cmd.copy(img, self._initrd_dst_img_val)
+		if not self._cmd.copy(img, self._initrd_dst_img_val):
+			return False
 		self.update_grub2_cfg = True
 		curr_cmdline = self._cmd.read_file("/proc/cmdline").rstrip()
 		initrd_grubpath = "/"
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ class BootloaderPlugin(base.Plugin):
 			if len(path) < lc:
 				initrd_grubpath = path
 		self._initrd_val = os.path.join(initrd_grubpath, img_name)
+		return True
 
 	@command_custom("grub2_cfg_file")
 	def _grub2_cfg_file(self, enabling, value, verify, ignore_missing):
@@ -237,7 +239,8 @@ class BootloaderPlugin(base.Plugin):
 			self._init_initrd_dst_img(src_img)
 			if src_img == "":
 				return False
-			self._install_initrd(src_img)
+			if not self._install_initrd(src_img):
+				return False
 
 	@command_custom("initrd_add_dir", per_device = False, priority = 10)
 	def _initrd_add_dir(self, enabling, value, verify, ignore_missing):
diff --git a/tuned/utils/commands.py b/tuned/utils/commands.py
index f4379a8..084dc80 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/commands.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/commands.py
@@ -158,9 +158,11 @@ class commands:
 		try:
 			log.debug("copying file '%s' to '%s'" % (src, dst))
 			shutil.copy(src, dst)
+			return True
 		except IOError as e:
 			if not no_error:
 				log.error("cannot copy file '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, e))
+			return False
 
 	def replace_in_file(self, f, pattern, repl):
 		data = self.read_file(f)