diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler.go b/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 9528c1482..62fae227b 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ func (s *scheduler) createTask(sch schedule.Schedule, wfMap *wmap.WorkflowMap, s
 		return nil, te
 	}
 
-	// Bind plugin content type selections in workflow
-	err = wf.BindPluginContentTypes(s.metricManager)
-
 	// validate plugins and metrics
 	mts, plugins := s.gatherMetricsAndPlugins(wf)
 	errs := s.metricManager.ValidateDeps(mts, plugins)
@@ -212,6 +209,15 @@ func (s *scheduler) createTask(sch schedule.Schedule, wfMap *wmap.WorkflowMap, s
 		return nil, te
 	}
 
+	// Bind plugin content type selections in workflow
+	err = wf.BindPluginContentTypes(s.metricManager)
+	if err != nil {
+		te.errs = append(te.errs, serror.New(err))
+		f := buildErrorsLog(te.Errors(), logger)
+		f.Error("unable to bind plugin content types")
+		return nil, te
+	}
+
 	// Create the task object
 	task := newTask(sch, wf, s.workManager, s.metricManager, s.eventManager, opts...)
 
diff --git a/scheduler/workflow.go b/scheduler/workflow.go
index d30335294..4d146ed42 100644
--- a/scheduler/workflow.go
+++ b/scheduler/workflow.go
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ type wfContentTypes map[string]map[string][]string
 
 // BindPluginContentTypes
 func (s *schedulerWorkflow) BindPluginContentTypes(mm managesPluginContentTypes) error {
-	bindPluginContentTypes(s.publishNodes, s.processNodes, mm, []string{plugin.SnapGOBContentType})
-	return nil
+	return bindPluginContentTypes(s.publishNodes, s.processNodes, mm, []string{plugin.SnapGOBContentType})
 }
 
 func bindPluginContentTypes(pus []*publishNode, prs []*processNode, mm managesPluginContentTypes, lct []string) error {
@@ -271,7 +270,9 @@ func bindPluginContentTypes(pus []*publishNode, prs []*processNode, mm managesPl
 			}
 		}
 		//continue the walk down the nodes
-		bindPluginContentTypes(pr.PublishNodes, pr.ProcessNodes, mm, rct)
+		if err := bindPluginContentTypes(pr.PublishNodes, pr.ProcessNodes, mm, rct); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	for _, pu := range pus {
 		act, _, err := mm.GetPluginContentTypes(pu.Name(), core.PublisherPluginType, pu.Version())