diff --git a/daemon/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/cache/invalidating/InvalidatingPluginArtifactsCache.java b/daemon/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/cache/invalidating/InvalidatingPluginArtifactsCache.java
index 110e83c5..c5c83606 100644
--- a/daemon/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/cache/invalidating/InvalidatingPluginArtifactsCache.java
+++ b/daemon/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/cache/invalidating/InvalidatingPluginArtifactsCache.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public class InvalidatingPluginArtifactsCache extends DefaultPluginArtifactsCach
 
         @Override
         public Stream<Path> getDependencyPaths() {
+            if (record.getException() != null) {
+                return Stream.empty();
+            }
             return record.getArtifacts().stream().map(artifact -> artifact.getFile().toPath());
         }