diff --git a/process/files/send_git.pl b/process/files/send_git.pl
index 7322d39..a2e5ee1 100644
--- a/process/files/send_git.pl
+++ b/process/files/send_git.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sub process
 
     my $path = $args->{param}{path} // "/srv/git/repositories/$year/$project_id/$login.git";
 
-    return "$path is not a valid path." if (! -d $path);
+    croak "$path is not a valid path." if (! -d $path);
 
     my $tempdir = tempdir();