diff --git a/lib/inspec/fetcher/local.rb b/lib/inspec/fetcher/local.rb
index 429b98d66..6ffff73d7 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/fetcher/local.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/fetcher/local.rb
@@ -102,12 +102,8 @@ module Inspec::Fetcher
 
     def perform_shasum(target)
       return @archive_shasum if @archive_shasum
-
-      if File.exist?(target)
-        @archive_shasum = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.digest(File.read(target)).unpack("H*")[0]
-      else
-        raise Inspec::FetcherFailure, "Profile dependency local path '#{target}' does not exist"
-      end
+      raise(Inspec::FetcherFailure, "Profile dependency local path '#{target}' does not exist") unless File.exist?(target)
+      @archive_shasum = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.digest(File.read(target)).unpack("H*")[0]
     end
 
     def resolved_source