diff --git a/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py b/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
index a5c30b8..ad08493 100644
--- a/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
+++ b/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
@@ -747,8 +747,6 @@ class MetadataStorage:
         shell_command = self.server.lookup_plugin('shell_command')
         scmd = shell_command.build_shell_command(cmd, log_stderr=True)
         result = await scmd.run_with_response(timeout=10.)
-        if result is None:
-            raise self.server.error(f"Metadata extraction error")
         try:
             decoded_resp = json.loads(result.strip())
         except Exception: