diff --git a/internal/app/initializer.go b/internal/app/initializer.go
index 3c52b3d..6b883ab 100644
--- a/internal/app/initializer.go
+++ b/internal/app/initializer.go
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ type InteractiveInitializer struct{}
 
 func (i InteractiveInitializer) Init(path string) error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if err == nil {
+		// Path exists; assume already initialized.
 		return nil
 	}
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		// Some other filesystem error; propagate it to the caller.
+		return err
+	}
 
 	var initialize bool