diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser.yaml b/.github/workflows/releaser.yaml
index 6f29d783..25187d84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: check disk usage
+        run: df -h
       - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
           version: latest
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 0e2659d9..60289117 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -3210,7 +3210,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) ExpandedHelmfiles() ([]SubHelmfileSpec, error) {
 		}
 		if len(matches) == 0 {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("no matches for path: %s", hf.Path)
-			if *st.MissingFileHandler == "Error" {
+			if *st.getMissingFileHandler() == "Error" {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			st.logger.Warnf("no matches for path: %s", hf.Path)
@@ -3298,6 +3298,19 @@ func (st *HelmState) getReleaseMissingFileHandler(release *ReleaseSpec) *string
 	}
 }
 
+// getMissingFileHandler returns the first non-nil MissingFileHandler in the following order:
+// - st.MissingFileHandler
+// - "Error"
+func (st *HelmState) getMissingFileHandler() *string {
+	defaultMissingFileHandler := "Error"
+	switch {
+	case st.MissingFileHandler != nil:
+		return st.MissingFileHandler
+	default:
+		return &defaultMissingFileHandler
+	}
+}
+
 func (st *HelmState) generateTemporaryReleaseValuesFiles(release *ReleaseSpec, values []any) ([]string, error) {
 	generatedFiles := []string{}