diff --git a/libimagruby/src/storeid.rs b/libimagruby/src/storeid.rs
index 58a21501..a08787dd 100644
--- a/libimagruby/src/storeid.rs
+++ b/libimagruby/src/storeid.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use ruru::{Class, Object, AnyObject, Boolean, RString, NilClass, VerifiedObject};
+use ruru::{Class, Object, AnyObject, Boolean, RString, NilClass, VerifiedObject, VM};
 
 use libimagstore::storeid::StoreId;
 use util::Unwrap;
@@ -118,7 +118,15 @@ methods!(
     }
 
     fn r_storeid_exists() -> Boolean {
-        Boolean::new(itself.get_data(&*STOREID_WRAPPER).exists())
+        use std::error::Error;
+
+        match itself.get_data(&*STOREID_WRAPPER).exists() {
+            Ok(bool) => Boolean::new(bool),
+            Err(e) => {
+                VM::raise(Class::from_existing("RuntimeError"), e.description());
+                Boolean::new(false)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn r_storeid_to_str() -> AnyObject {
diff --git a/libimagstore/src/store.rs b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
index 6409023a..39f59788 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/store.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
@@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ impl Store {
     pub fn get<'a, S: IntoStoreId + Clone>(&'a self, id: S) -> Result<Option<FileLockEntry<'a>>> {
         let id = try!(id.into_storeid()).with_base(self.path().clone());
 
-        let exists = try!(self.entries
+        let exists = try!(id.exists()) || try!(self.entries
             .read()
             .map(|map| map.contains_key(&id))
             .map_err(|_| SE::new(SEK::LockPoisoned, None))
             .map_err_into(SEK::GetCallError)
         );
 
-        if !exists && !id.exists() {
+        if !exists {
             debug!("Does not exist in internal cache or filesystem: {:?}", id);
             return Ok(None);
         }
diff --git a/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs b/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
index 72e75d3e..13dfcf18 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ impl StoreId {
         Ok(base)
     }
 
-    pub fn exists(&self) -> bool {
-        // TODO: hiding error here.
-        self.clone().into_pathbuf().map(|pb| pb.exists()).unwrap_or(false)
+    pub fn exists(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.clone().into_pathbuf().map(|pb| pb.exists())
     }
 
     pub fn to_str(&self) -> Result<String> {
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/linkverify.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/linkverify.rs
index 3b3c3cea..79194797 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/linkverify.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/linkverify.rs
@@ -68,20 +68,25 @@ impl HookDataAccessorProvider for LinkedEntriesExistHook {
 impl NonMutableHookDataAccessor for LinkedEntriesExistHook {
 
     fn access(&self, fle: &FileLockEntry) -> HookResult<()> {
+        use libimagstore::hook::error::HookErrorKind;
+        use libimagstore::hook::error::MapErrInto;
+
         debug!("[LINKVERIFY HOOK] {:?}", fle.get_location());
-        let _ = fle.get_internal_links()
-            .map(|links| {
+        match fle.get_internal_links() {
+            Ok(links) => {
                 for link in links {
-                    if !link.exists() {
+                    if !try!(link.exists().map_err_into(HookErrorKind::HookExecutionError)) {
                         warn!("File link does not exist: {:?} -> {:?}", fle.get_location(), link);
                     }
                 }
-            })
-            .map_err(|e| {
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
                 warn!("Couldn't execute Link-Verify hook");
                 trace_error(&e);
-            });
-        Ok(())
+                Err(e).map_err_into(HookErrorKind::HookExecutionError)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 }