diff --git a/src/main/java/de/unistuttgart/iste/gits/media_service/service/MediaService.java b/src/main/java/de/unistuttgart/iste/gits/media_service/service/MediaService.java
index bd2aaff..a99d26f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/unistuttgart/iste/gits/media_service/service/MediaService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/unistuttgart/iste/gits/media_service/service/MediaService.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ private boolean doesObjectExist(final String name, final String bucketName) {
             return false;
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             log.error("Error while checking if object exists", e);
-            return false;
+            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage());
         }
     }