diff --git a/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/pcloud/PCloudImpl.java b/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/pcloud/PCloudImpl.java
index 96d016e3..fbaec77e 100644
--- a/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/pcloud/PCloudImpl.java
+++ b/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/pcloud/PCloudImpl.java
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ class PCloudImpl {
 					Optional<RemoteEntry> remoteEntryOptional = findEntry(file.getParent().getId(), file.getName(), false);
 					if (remoteEntryOptional.isPresent()) {
 						fileId = remoteEntryOptional.get().asFile().fileId();
+					} else {
+						throw new NoSuchCloudFileException(file.getName());
 					}
 				}
 		}