diff --git a/namesys/namesys.go b/namesys/namesys.go
index bf028c099a8..ac7fb0383f6 100644
--- a/namesys/namesys.go
+++ b/namesys/namesys.go
@@ -123,15 +123,12 @@ func (ns *mpns) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, options opts.
 	key := segments[2]
 
 	if p, ok := ns.cacheGet(key); ok {
+		var err error
 		if len(segments) > 3 {
-			var err error
 			p, err = path.FromSegments("", strings.TrimRight(p.String(), "/"), segments[3])
-			if err != nil {
-				emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, err: err})
-			}
 		}
 
-		out <- onceResult{value: p}
+		out <- onceResult{value: p, err: err}
 		close(out)
 		return out
 	}
@@ -183,17 +180,15 @@ func (ns *mpns) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, options opts.
 					best = res
 				}
 				p := res.value
+				err := res.err
+				ttl := res.ttl
 
 				// Attach rest of the path
 				if len(segments) > 3 {
-					var err error
 					p, err = path.FromSegments("", strings.TrimRight(p.String(), "/"), segments[3])
-					if err != nil {
-						emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, ttl: res.ttl, err: err})
-					}
 				}
 
-				emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, ttl: res.ttl, err: res.err})
+				emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, ttl: ttl, err: err})
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			}