diff --git a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
index 52985fd445..313f0597e8 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
@@ -394,13 +394,11 @@ void OCC::SyncEngine::slotItemDiscovered(const OCC::SyncFileItemPtr &item)
                     emit itemCompleted(item, ErrorCategory::GenericError);
                     return;
                 }
-            } else {
-                if (!FileSystem::setModTime(filePath, item->_modtime)) {
-                    item->_instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR;
-                    item->_errorString = tr("Could not update file metadata: %1").arg(filePath);
-                    emit itemCompleted(item, ErrorCategory::GenericError);
-                    return;
-                }
+            } else if (!FileSystem::setModTime(filePath, item->_modtime)) {
+                item->_instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR;
+                item->_errorString = tr("Could not update file metadata: %1").arg(filePath);
+                emit itemCompleted(item, ErrorCategory::GenericError);
+                return;
             }
 
             // Updating the db happens on success