diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
index e00ffff8e4..e4d3ed118c 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
@@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@ bool GDScriptInstance::set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 				call(member->setter, &val, 1, err);
 				if (err.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_OK) {
 					return true; //function exists, call was successful
+				} else {
+					return false;
 				}
 			} else {
 				if (member->data_type.has_type) {