diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 38f3761559270438e8098aff1cbae24c88552a8a..7b587d8fa6eb02c36643fccbfcc5ece0e3523d37 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ 		}
 	}
 
 	override, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(root, ".gomodinit"))
+	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return name, nil
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return name, nil
-		}
 		return name, err
 	}