diff --git a/app/utils.ts b/app/utils.ts
index 2d0343a36..c7664f171 100644
--- a/app/utils.ts
+++ b/app/utils.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const readFileContent = async (file: UploadFile): Promise<string> => {
     return await response.text();
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error reading file content:", error);
-    return "";
+    throw error;
   }
 };