diff --git a/lib/resources/xinetd.rb b/lib/resources/xinetd.rb
index c5218cbdd..d62d921cf 100644
--- a/lib/resources/xinetd.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/xinetd.rb
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       return @contents[path] if @contents.key?(path)
       file = inspec.file(path)
       if !file.file?
-        return skip_resource "Can't find file \"#{path}\""
+        raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceSkipped, "Can't find file: #{path}"
+      end
+
+      if file.content.nil? || file.content.empty?
+        raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceSkipped, "Can't read file: #{path}"
       end
 
       @contents[path] = file.content
-      if @contents[path].nil? || @contents[path].empty?
-        return skip_resource "Can't read file \"#{path}\""
-      end
-
-      @contents[path]
     end
 
     def read_params
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       flat_params = parse_xinetd(read_content)
       # we need to map service data in order to use it with filtertable
       params = { 'services' => {} }
-
       # map services that were defined and map it to the service hash
       flat_params.each do |k, v|
         name = k[/^service (.+)$/, 1]
diff --git a/lib/utils/parser.rb b/lib/utils/parser.rb
index 672f44ed6..c9d8e0a89 100644
--- a/lib/utils/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/utils/parser.rb
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ module XinetdParser
     return [] if dir.nil?
 
     unless inspec.file(dir).directory?
-      return skip_resource "Cannot read folder in #{dir}"
+      raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceSkipped, "Can't find folder: #{dir}"
     end
 
     files = inspec.command("find #{dir} -type f").stdout.split("\n")