diff --git a/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm b/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
index 723a0882808..415f2217dfb 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ void RemoveFromLoginItems() {
 
 void Browser::SetLoginItemSettings(LoginItemSettings settings) {
 #if defined(MAS_BUILD)
-  platform_util::SetLoginItemEnabled(settings.open_at_login);
+  if (!platform_util::SetLoginItemEnabled(settings.open_at_login)) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to set login item enabled on sandboxed app.";
+  }
 #else
   if (settings.open_at_login)
     base::mac::AddToLoginItems(settings.open_as_hidden);
diff --git a/atom/common/platform_util.h b/atom/common/platform_util.h
index bab1bbf7931..da36f56b67e 100644
--- a/atom/common/platform_util.h
+++ b/atom/common/platform_util.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void Beep();
 
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
 bool GetLoginItemEnabled();
-void SetLoginItemEnabled(bool enabled);
+bool SetLoginItemEnabled(bool enabled);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(OS_LINUX)
diff --git a/atom/common/platform_util_mac.mm b/atom/common/platform_util_mac.mm
index 4cda8bf3ed2..afbf47cbec9 100644
--- a/atom/common/platform_util_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/common/platform_util_mac.mm
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ bool GetLoginItemEnabled() {
   return enabled;
 }
 
-void SetLoginItemEnabled(bool enabled) {
+bool SetLoginItemEnabled(bool enabled) {
   NSString* identifier = GetLoginHelperBundleIdentifier();
-  SMLoginItemSetEnabled((__bridge CFStringRef)identifier, enabled);
+  return SMLoginItemSetEnabled((__bridge CFStringRef)identifier, enabled);
 }
 
 }  // namespace platform_util