diff --git a/api/repos.go b/api/repos.go
index 17e5b550..915d62f8 100644
--- a/api/repos.go
+++ b/api/repos.go
@@ -315,12 +315,7 @@ func apiReposPackageFromDir(c *gin.Context) {
 		sources = []string{filepath.Join(context.UploadPath(), c.Params.ByName("dir"), c.Params.ByName("file"))}
 	}
 
-	packageFiles, failedFiles, err = deb.CollectPackageFiles(sources, reporter)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Fail(500, fmt.Errorf("unable to collect package files: %s", err))
-		return
-	}
+	packageFiles, failedFiles = deb.CollectPackageFiles(sources, reporter)
 
 	list, err = deb.NewPackageListFromRefList(repo.RefList(), context.CollectionFactory().PackageCollection(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/repo_add.go b/cmd/repo_add.go
index 7529a105..38322367 100644
--- a/cmd/repo_add.go
+++ b/cmd/repo_add.go
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ func aptlyRepoAdd(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	var packageFiles, failedFiles []string
 
-	packageFiles, failedFiles, err = deb.CollectPackageFiles(args[1:], &aptly.ConsoleResultReporter{Progress: context.Progress()})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to collect package files: %s", err)
-	}
+	packageFiles, failedFiles = deb.CollectPackageFiles(args[1:], &aptly.ConsoleResultReporter{Progress: context.Progress()})
 
 	var processedFiles, failedFiles2 []string
 
diff --git a/deb/import.go b/deb/import.go
index 2aa9a037..dfc02577 100644
--- a/deb/import.go
+++ b/deb/import.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CollectPackageFiles walks filesystem collecting all candidates for package files
-func CollectPackageFiles(locations []string, reporter aptly.ResultReporter) (packageFiles, failedFiles []string, err error) {
+func CollectPackageFiles(locations []string, reporter aptly.ResultReporter) (packageFiles, failedFiles []string) {
 	for _, location := range locations {
 		info, err2 := os.Stat(location)
 		if err2 != nil {