diff --git a/cmd/logmower.go b/cmd/logmower.go
index 6696bbc..7f5b914 100644
--- a/cmd/logmower.go
+++ b/cmd/logmower.go
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ func getHostInfo(nodeName string) (h HostInfo, err error) {
 	h.name = strings.TrimSpace(nodeName)
 
 	id, errL := os.ReadFile(MACHINEID)
+	if errL != nil {
 		err = errAppend(err, fmt.Errorf("id: %w", errL))
+	}
 
 	h.id = strings.TrimSpace(string(id))