diff --git a/toolkit/components/maintenanceservice/workmonitor.cpp b/toolkit/components/maintenanceservice/workmonitor.cpp
index 7d78bec5bdb5..2cff265b773c 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/maintenanceservice/workmonitor.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/maintenanceservice/workmonitor.cpp
@@ -587,16 +587,19 @@ ExecuteServiceCommand(int argc, LPWSTR *argv)
            oldUpdaterPath, secureUpdaterPath));
       DeleteSecureUpdater(secureUpdaterPath);
       result = CopyFileW(oldUpdaterPath, secureUpdaterPath, FALSE);
-      if (!result) {
-        LOG_WARN(("Could not copy path to secure location.  (%d)",
-                  GetLastError()));
-      }
     }
 
-    // If we obtained the path and copied it successfully update the path to
-    // use for the service update.  If there was a problem use the original
-    // path so things work like it used to.
-    if (result) {
+    if (!result) {
+      LOG_WARN(("Could not copy path to secure location.  (%d)",
+                GetLastError()));
+      if (argc > 4 && !WriteStatusFailure(argv[4],
+                                          SERVICE_COULD_NOT_COPY_UPDATER)) {
+        LOG_WARN(("Could not write update.status could not copy updater error"));
+      }
+    } else {
+
+      // We obtained the path and copied it successfully, update the path to
+      // use for the service update.
       argv[3] = secureUpdaterPath;
 
       WCHAR oldUpdaterINIPath[MAX_PATH + 1] = { L'\0' };
@@ -611,10 +614,10 @@ ExecuteServiceCommand(int argc, LPWSTR *argv)
                     oldUpdaterINIPath, secureUpdaterINIPath, GetLastError()));
         }
       }
-    }
 
-    result = ProcessSoftwareUpdateCommand(argc - 3, argv + 3);
-    DeleteSecureUpdater(secureUpdaterPath);
+      result = ProcessSoftwareUpdateCommand(argc - 3, argv + 3);
+      DeleteSecureUpdater(secureUpdaterPath);
+    }
 
     // We might not reach here if the service install succeeded
     // because the service self updates itself and the service
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/errors.h b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/errors.h
index 585938427e10..360f2e3f2539 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/errors.h
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/errors.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #define SERVICE_UPDATER_NOT_FIXED_DRIVE 31
 #define SERVICE_COULD_NOT_LOCK_UPDATER 32
 #define SERVICE_INSTALLDIR_ERROR 33
+#define SERVICE_COULD_NOT_COPY_UPDATER 49
 
 #define NO_INSTALLDIR_ERROR 34
 #define WRITE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED 35
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js b/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
index 4a17a695e0ce..5cee849a6008 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const SERVICE_STILL_APPLYING_ON_FAILURE    = 30;
 const SERVICE_UPDATER_NOT_FIXED_DRIVE      = 31;
 const SERVICE_COULD_NOT_LOCK_UPDATER       = 32;
 const SERVICE_INSTALLDIR_ERROR             = 33;
+const SERVICE_COULD_NOT_COPY_UPDATER       = 49;
 
 const WRITE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED                     = 35;
 // const WRITE_ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION                 = 36; // Replaced with errors 46-48
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ const WRITE_ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION_SIGNALED        = 46;
 const WRITE_ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION_NOPROCESSFORPID = 47;
 const WRITE_ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION_NOPID           = 48;
 
-
 const CERT_ATTR_CHECK_FAILED_NO_UPDATE  = 100;
 const CERT_ATTR_CHECK_FAILED_HAS_UPDATE = 101;
 const BACKGROUNDCHECK_MULTIPLE_FAILURES = 110;
@@ -1305,6 +1305,7 @@ function handleUpdateFailure(update, errorCode) {
       update.errorCode == SERVICE_STILL_APPLYING_ON_FAILURE ||
       update.errorCode == SERVICE_UPDATER_NOT_FIXED_DRIVE ||
       update.errorCode == SERVICE_COULD_NOT_LOCK_UPDATER ||
+      update.errorCode == SERVICE_COULD_NOT_COPY_UPDATER ||
       update.errorCode == SERVICE_INSTALLDIR_ERROR) {
 
     var failCount = getPref("getIntPref",