diff --git a/weave_query/weave_query/ops_domain/table.py b/weave_query/weave_query/ops_domain/table.py
index 49496dadaecd..e6f4ed4e7ecc 100644
--- a/weave_query/weave_query/ops_domain/table.py
+++ b/weave_query/weave_query/ops_domain/table.py
@@ -863,6 +863,8 @@ def file_table(file: artifact_fs.FilesystemArtifactFile) -> typing.Optional[Tabl
         import errno
         if e.errno == errno.ESTALE:
             return None
+        else:
+            raise e
 
 
 @op(name="file-partitionedTable")