diff --git a/ui-snapshot.c b/ui-snapshot.c
index 6f09151..f98f5d7 100644
--- a/ui-snapshot.c
+++ b/ui-snapshot.c
@@ -175,10 +175,12 @@ void cgit_print_snapshot(const char *head, const char *hex,
 
 	if (!hex && dwim) {
 		hex = get_ref_from_filename(ctx.repo->url, filename, f);
-		if (hex != NULL) {
-			prefix = xstrdup(filename);
-			prefix[strlen(filename) - strlen(f->suffix)] = '\0';
+		if (hex == NULL) {
+			html_status(404, "Not found", 0);
+			return;
 		}
+		prefix = xstrdup(filename);
+		prefix[strlen(filename) - strlen(f->suffix)] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	if (!hex)