diff --git a/src/backend/providers/ipfs.ts b/src/backend/providers/ipfs.ts
index 57fa45b..b04336a 100644
--- a/src/backend/providers/ipfs.ts
+++ b/src/backend/providers/ipfs.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ export default class IPFSProvider implements ContentProvider {
           err = "404";
         }
       }
+    }
 
-      if (err) {
-        throw new Error(err);
-      }
+    if (err) {
+      throw new Error(err);
     }
 
     let bufferRead = 0;