3 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node.go b/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node.go
index 165bd42..2fc3d7a 100644
--- a/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node.go
+++ b/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node.go
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ func (n *node) calculateChildren() error {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil
 		}
-
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, file := range files {
diff --git a/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node_test.go b/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node_test.go
index 0f6ebe0..159e63d 100644
--- a/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node_test.go
+++ b/utils/merkletrie/filesystem/node_test.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
-	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/utils/merkletrie"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/utils/merkletrie/noder"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
diff --git a/utils/merkletrie/index/node_test.go b/utils/merkletrie/index/node_test.go
index 4fa6c63..cc5600d 100644
--- a/utils/merkletrie/index/node_test.go
+++ b/utils/merkletrie/index/node_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/index"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/utils/merkletrie"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/utils/merkletrie/noder"
+
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }