diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c b/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
index 79da362e0a..194ac064a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ eolian_state_directory_add(Eolian_State *state, const char *dir)
 {
    if (!dir || !state) return EINA_FALSE;
    Scan_State sst = { state, EINA_TRUE };
-   return eina_file_dir_list(dir, EINA_TRUE, _scan_cb, &sst);
+   return eina_file_dir_list(dir, EINA_TRUE, _scan_cb, &sst) && sst.succ;
 }
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool