diff --git a/server/forge/forgejo/forgejo.go b/server/forge/forgejo/forgejo.go
index 43fbfa89a..2599f5b16 100644
--- a/server/forge/forgejo/forgejo.go
+++ b/server/forge/forgejo/forgejo.go
@@ -286,8 +286,11 @@ func (c *Forgejo) Dir(ctx context.Context, u *model.User, r *model.Repo, b *mode
 	}
 
 	// List files in repository
-	contents, _, err := client.ListContents(r.Owner, r.Name, b.Commit, f)
+	contents, resp, err := client.ListContents(r.Owner, r.Name, b.Commit, f)
 	if err != nil {
+		if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+			return nil, errors.Join(err, &forge_types.ErrConfigNotFound{Configs: []string{f}})
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go b/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
index c9df8865a..4a2a564ce 100644
--- a/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -288,8 +288,11 @@ func (c *Gitea) Dir(ctx context.Context, u *model.User, r *model.Repo, b *model.
 	}
 
 	// List files in repository
-	contents, _, err := client.ListContents(r.Owner, r.Name, b.Commit, f)
+	contents, resp, err := client.ListContents(r.Owner, r.Name, b.Commit, f)
 	if err != nil {
+		if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+			return nil, errors.Join(err, &forge_types.ErrConfigNotFound{Configs: []string{f}})
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}