diff --git a/internal/status/checksum.go b/internal/status/checksum.go
index 68dcd699..af2e9e43 100644
--- a/internal/status/checksum.go
+++ b/internal/status/checksum.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ func (c *Checksum) Value() (interface{}, error) {
 
 // OnError implements the Checker interface
 func (c *Checksum) OnError() error {
+	if len(c.Sources) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return os.Remove(c.checksumFilePath())
 }