diff --git a/internal/resource/iptables.go b/internal/resource/iptables.go
index 89104af..1ce7230 100644
--- a/internal/resource/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/resource/iptables.go
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ func (i *Iptable) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
 	case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
 		switch m.Dest {
 		case "start_create":
-			if e := i.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-				if triggerErr := i.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+			if e := i.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+				if triggerErr := i.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
 			}
+			i.State = "absent"
 		case "present":
 			i.State = "present"
 		}
diff --git a/internal/resource/network_route.go b/internal/resource/network_route.go
index d1bb95f..8030f8a 100644
--- a/internal/resource/network_route.go
+++ b/internal/resource/network_route.go
@@ -153,11 +153,12 @@ func (n *NetworkRoute) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
 	case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
 		switch m.Dest {
 		case "start_create":
-			if e := n.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-				if triggerErr := n.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+			if e := n.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+				if triggerErr := n.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
 			}
+			n.State = "absent"
 		case "present":
 			n.State = "present"
 		}
diff --git a/internal/resource/package.go b/internal/resource/package.go
index 14beda1..299a231 100644
--- a/internal/resource/package.go
+++ b/internal/resource/package.go
@@ -109,11 +109,12 @@ func (p *Package) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
 	case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
 		switch m.Dest {
 		case "start_create":
-			if e := p.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-				if triggerErr := p.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+			if e := p.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+				if triggerErr := p.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
 			}
+			p.State = "absent"
 		case "present":
 			p.State = "present"
 		}