diff --git a/tor/search_binary_posix.go b/tor/search_binary_posix.go
index 57f0c251..6832ff28 100644
--- a/tor/search_binary_posix.go
+++ b/tor/search_binary_posix.go
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ func isThereConfiguredTorBinary(path string) (b *binary, err error) {
 	}
 
 	if !filesystemf.IsADirectory(path) {
-		// We ommit the error here because it's ok while
-		// we are checking multiple possible paths where
-		// the Tor binary can be
-		b, _ = getBinaryForPath(path)
+		b, err = getBinaryForPath(path)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/tor/search_binary_windows.go b/tor/search_binary_windows.go
index 1a9a9fb1..1df67340 100644
--- a/tor/search_binary_windows.go
+++ b/tor/search_binary_windows.go
@@ -67,16 +67,13 @@ func isThereConfiguredTorBinary(path string) (b *binary, err error) {
 	}
 
 	if !filesystemf.IsADirectory(path) {
-		// We ommit the error here because it's ok while
-		// we are checking multiple possible paths where
-		// the Tor binary can be
-		b, _ = getBinaryForPath(path)
+		b, err = getBinaryForPath(path)
 		return
 	}
 
 	torExecutablePath, _ := findTorExecutable(path)
 
-	b, _ = getBinaryForPath(torExecutablePath)
+	b, err = getBinaryForPath(torExecutablePath)
 	return
 }