diff --git a/bob/pad/base/tools/algorithm.py b/bob/pad/base/tools/algorithm.py
index 85c7c724717342752a6e6fbf976cdfb461b51ec6..960c479fff3b3774fbbf12629650dce3992b48a8 100644
--- a/bob/pad/base/tools/algorithm.py
+++ b/bob/pad/base/tools/algorithm.py
@@ -114,22 +114,13 @@ def project(algorithm, extractor, groups=None, indices=None, allow_missing_files
     for i in index_range:
         feature_file = str(feature_files[i])
         projected_file = str(projected_files[i])
-        if not os.path.exists(feature_file):
-            if allow_missing_files:
-                logger.debug(
-                    "... Cannot find extracted feature file %s; skipping",
-                    feature_file)
-                continue
-            else:
-                logger.error("Cannot find extracted feature file %s",
-                             feature_file)
 
         if not os.path.exists(feature_file):
             if allow_missing_files:
                 logger.debug("... Cannot find extracted feature file %s; skipping", feature_file)
                 continue
             else:
-                logger.error("Cannot find extracted feature file %s", feature_file)
+                raise RuntimeError("Cannot find extracted feature file %s" % feature_file)
 
         if not utils.check_file(projected_file, force, 1000):
             logger.debug("... Projecting features for file '%s'", feature_file)