diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Asset/Shader/Code/Source/Editor/ShaderVariantAssetBuilder.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Asset/Shader/Code/Source/Editor/ShaderVariantAssetBuilder.cpp
index 1e3c7b6759..ccb984b416 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Asset/Shader/Code/Source/Editor/ShaderVariantAssetBuilder.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Asset/Shader/Code/Source/Editor/ShaderVariantAssetBuilder.cpp
@@ -405,18 +405,20 @@ namespace AZ
         void ShaderVariantAssetBuilder::ProcessJob(const AssetBuilderSDK::ProcessJobRequest& request, AssetBuilderSDK::ProcessJobResponse& response) const
         {
             const auto& jobParameters = request.m_jobDescription.m_jobParameters;
+
             if (jobParameters.find(ShaderVariantLoadErrorParam) != jobParameters.end())
             {
-                if (jobParameters.find(ShouldExitEarlyFromProcessJobParam) != jobParameters.end())
-                {
-                    AZ_TracePrintf(ShaderVariantAssetBuilderName, "Doing nothing on behalf of [%s] because it's been overriden by game project.", jobParameters.at(ShaderVariantLoadErrorParam).c_str());
-                    response.m_resultCode = AssetBuilderSDK::ProcessJobResult_Success;
-                    return;
-                }
                 AZ_Error(ShaderVariantAssetBuilderName, false, "Error during CreateJobs: %s", jobParameters.at(ShaderVariantLoadErrorParam).c_str());
                 response.m_resultCode = AssetBuilderSDK::ProcessJobResult_Failed;
                 return;
             }
+            
+            if (jobParameters.find(ShouldExitEarlyFromProcessJobParam) != jobParameters.end())
+            {
+                AZ_TracePrintf(ShaderVariantAssetBuilderName, "Doing nothing on behalf of [%s] because it's been overridden by game project.", jobParameters.at(ShaderVariantLoadErrorParam).c_str());
+                response.m_resultCode = AssetBuilderSDK::ProcessJobResult_Success;
+                return;
+            }
 
             AssetBuilderSDK::JobCancelListener jobCancelListener(request.m_jobId);
             if (jobCancelListener.IsCancelled())