diff --git a/providers/clone.rb b/providers/clone.rb
index 1df39fc..f4a6c99 100644
--- a/providers/clone.rb
+++ b/providers/clone.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured clone '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured clone '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure clone #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure clone #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/colocation.rb b/providers/colocation.rb
index 91e3a57..b67d835 100644
--- a/providers/colocation.rb
+++ b/providers/colocation.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured colocation '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured colocation '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure colocation #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure colocation #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/location.rb b/providers/location.rb
index 319fa8d..afbfbc3 100644
--- a/providers/location.rb
+++ b/providers/location.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured location '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured location '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure location #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure location #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/ms.rb b/providers/ms.rb
index cfb2803..95b6434 100644
--- a/providers/ms.rb
+++ b/providers/ms.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured ms '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured ms '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure ms #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure ms #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/node.rb b/providers/node.rb
index de06717..c652bef 100644
--- a/providers/node.rb
+++ b/providers/node.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ action :add do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured node '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured node '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure node #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure node #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/order.rb b/providers/order.rb
index 5a1ca6f..405685d 100644
--- a/providers/order.rb
+++ b/providers/order.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured order '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured order '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure order #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure order #{name}."
     end
diff --git a/providers/primitive.rb b/providers/primitive.rb
index a4d61de..211e122 100644
--- a/providers/primitive.rb
+++ b/providers/primitive.rb
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ action :create do
     cmd_.run_command
     begin
       cmd_.error!
-      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-      Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured primitive '#{name}'."
+      if resource_exists?(name)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Successfully configured primitive '#{name}'."
+      else
+        Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure primitive #{name}."
+      end
     rescue
       Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure primitive #{name}."
     end