fix partial init errors

pkg/tfbridge/provider.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"q"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -1340,6 +1341,7 @@ func (p *Provider) Create(ctx context.Context, req *pulumirpc.CreateRequest) (*p
 	var reasons []string
 	if !req.GetPreview() {
 		newstate, err = p.tf.Apply(ctx, res.TFName, nil, diff)
+		q.Q(newstate, err)
 		if newstate == nil {
 			if err == nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected non-nil error with nil state during Create of %s", urn)

pkg/tfshim/sdk-v2/provider2.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
+	"q"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -348,8 +349,9 @@ func (p *planResourceChangeImpl) Apply(
 	}
 
 	resp, err := p.server.ApplyResourceChange(ctx, t, ty, cfg, st, pl, priv, meta)
+	q.Q(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return resp, err
 	}
 	return &v2InstanceState2{
 		resourceType: t,
@@ -662,25 +664,26 @@ func (s *grpcServer) ApplyResourceChange(
 		}
 		req.ProviderMeta = &tfprotov5.DynamicValue{MsgPack: providerMetaVal}
 	}
-	resp, err := s.gserver.ApplyResourceChange(ctx, req)
-	if err := handleDiagnostics(ctx, resp.Diagnostics, err); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	newState, err := msgpack.Unmarshal(resp.NewState.MsgPack, ty)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	resp, applyErr := s.gserver.ApplyResourceChange(ctx, req)
+	newState := cty.Value{}
 	var meta map[string]interface{}
-	if resp.Private != nil {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Private, &meta); err != nil {
+	if resp != nil && resp.NewState != nil {
+		newState, err = msgpack.Unmarshal(resp.NewState.MsgPack, ty)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		if resp.Private != nil {
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Private, &meta); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	returnErr := handleDiagnostics(ctx, resp.Diagnostics, applyErr)
 	return &v2InstanceState2{
 		resourceType: typeName,
 		stateValue:   newState,
 		meta:         meta,
-	}, nil
+	}, returnErr
 }
 
 func (s *grpcServer) ReadResource(