diff --git a/net/Socket.hpp b/net/Socket.hpp
index 5ba902e25..fe4a72163 100644
--- a/net/Socket.hpp
+++ b/net/Socket.hpp
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ namespace HttpHelper
         if (stat(path.c_str(), &st) != 0)
         {
             LOG_WRN("Failed to stat [" << path << "]. File will not be sent.");
+            throw Poco::FileNotFoundException("Failed to stat [" + path + "]. File will not be sent.");
             return;
         }