diff --git a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
index 0a8561dd..bbbed15a 100644
--- a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
+++ b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public class FileManagerImpl implements FileManager {
                 resolvedPath = resolvedPath.resolve(pathPart);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new IOException("Invalid path: " + path);
-                return null;
             }
         }
         logger.debug("resolveStringPath", "resolvedPath: " + resolvedPath);