diff --git a/browser/files/localassets.go b/browser/files/localassets.go
index e0a6e5a4..b1d37ae3 100644
--- a/browser/files/localassets.go
+++ b/browser/files/localassets.go
@@ -235,5 +235,5 @@ func (la *LocalAssetBrowser) ReadMetadataFromFile(a *browser.LocalAssetFile) err
 	if err == nil {
 		a.DateTaken = m.DateTaken
 	}
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/browser/files/localassets_test.go b/browser/files/localassets_test.go
index 61e8b29e..6e74c276 100644
--- a/browser/files/localassets_test.go
+++ b/browser/files/localassets_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ func TestLocalAssets(t *testing.T) {
 			b.SetSupportedMedia(immich.DefaultSupportedMedia)
 			b.SetWhenNoDate("FILE")
 
+			err = b.Prepare(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+
 			results := []string{}
 			for a := range b.Browse(ctx) {
 				results = append(results, a.FileName)