diff --git a/fs/cache/cache.go b/fs/cache/cache.go
index 549833570..1a8482bf8 100644
--- a/fs/cache/cache.go
+++ b/fs/cache/cache.go
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ var (
 // GetFn gets a fs.Fs named fsString either from the cache or creates
 // it afresh with the create function
 func GetFn(fsString string, create func(fsString string) (fs.Fs, error)) (f fs.Fs, err error) {
-	value, err := c.Get(fsString, func(fsString string) (value interface{}, ok bool, error error) {
-		f, err := create(fsString)
+	value, err := c.Get(fsString, func(fsString string) (f interface{}, ok bool, err error) {
+		f, err = create(fsString)
 		ok = err == nil || err == fs.ErrorIsFile
 		return f, ok, err
 	})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != fs.ErrorIsFile {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return value.(fs.Fs), nil
+	return value.(fs.Fs), err
 }
 
 // Get gets a fs.Fs named fsString either from the cache or creates it afresh