diff --git a/mapchete/io/vector.py b/mapchete/io/vector.py
index 559c4dda..e2593ce9 100644
--- a/mapchete/io/vector.py
+++ b/mapchete/io/vector.py
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def fiona_read(path, mode="r", **kwargs):
         ):
             if i in str(repr(exc)):
                 raise FileNotFoundError(f"path {str(path)} does not exist")
-        else:  # pragma: no cover
+        else:
+            if not path.exists():
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"path {str(path)} does not exist")
             raise