diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 85093fa3..9157c59b 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ void CoreController::performRebootWatchdogHandling(bool recreateFile) {
   std::string legacyPath = currMntPrefix + LEGACY_REBOOT_WATCHDOG_FILE;
   std::error_code e;
   // TODO: Remove at some point in the future.
-  if (std::filesystem::exists(legacyPath)) {
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(legacyPath, e)) {
     // Old file might still exist, so copy it to new path
     std::filesystem::copy(legacyPath, path, std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing, e);
     if (e) {