1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c b/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
index 46460248d..9594c19c2 100644
--- a/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
+++ b/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
@@ -308,15 +308,14 @@ preprocess_file (const char *filename,
     GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (filename, 
                                 &scan_callback, 
                                 &rc);    
-    if (rc.stop == GNUNET_YES) 
+    if ( (rc.stop == GNUNET_YES) ||
+         (GNUNET_OK !=
+          write_message (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_PROGRESS_DIRECTORY,
+                         "..", 3)) )
     {
       free_tree (item);
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     }
-    if (GNUNET_OK !=
-        write_message (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_PROGRESS_DIRECTORY,
-                       "..", 3))
-      return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
   *dst = item;
   return GNUNET_OK;