diff --git a/libimagref/src/reference.rs b/libimagref/src/reference.rs
index 8df36f93..15a89734 100644
--- a/libimagref/src/reference.rs
+++ b/libimagref/src/reference.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use libimagstore::storeid::StoreId;
 use libimagstore::storeid::IntoStoreId;
 use libimagstore::store::Store;
 use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
+use libimagerror::trace::MapErrTrace;
 
 use toml::Value;
 
@@ -230,11 +231,18 @@ impl<'a> Ref<'a> {
 
     /// Get the hash from the path of the ref
     pub fn get_path_hash(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        let pb : PathBuf = self.0.get_location().clone().into();
-        pb.file_name()
-            .and_then(|osstr| osstr.to_str())
-            .and_then(|s| s.split("~").next())
-            .map(String::from)
+        self.0
+            .get_location()
+            .clone()
+            .into_pathbuf()
+            .map_err_trace()
+            .ok() // TODO: Hiding the error here is not so nice
+            .and_then(|pb| {
+                pb.file_name()
+                    .and_then(|osstr| osstr.to_str())
+                    .and_then(|s| s.split("~").next())
+                    .map(String::from)
+            })
     }
 
     /// Get the hash of the link target which is stored in the ref object