diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
index 762c8d300d..9d8db0a8c6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ fn ls_for_one_pattern(
                 Err(err) => Some(Value::error(err, call_span)),
             }
         }
-        _ => Some(Value::nothing(call_span)),
+        Err(err) => Some(Value::error(err, call_span)),
     })))
 }