diff --git a/lib/make-middleware.js b/lib/make-middleware.js
index b033cbd9..fdee866d 100644
--- a/lib/make-middleware.js
+++ b/lib/make-middleware.js
@@ -113,19 +113,14 @@ function makeMiddleware (setup) {
       var placeholder = appender.insertPlaceholder(file)
 
       fileFilter(req, file, function (err, includeFile) {
-        if (err) {
-          appender.removePlaceholder(placeholder)
-          return abortWithError(err)
-        }
-
-        if (!includeFile) {
-          appender.removePlaceholder(placeholder)
-          return fileStream.resume()
-        }
-
         var aborting = false
         pendingWrites.increment()
 
+        if (err||!includeFile) {
+          aborting = true
+          abortWithError(err)
+        }
+
         Object.defineProperty(file, 'stream', {
           configurable: true,
           enumerable: false,