diff --git a/lib/Builder.js b/lib/Builder.js
index 738984d33..e0ceb1814 100644
--- a/lib/Builder.js
+++ b/lib/Builder.js
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ saved
                     );
                 })
             );
-            if (result && type === result[0].type) {
+            if (result && type === result[0]?.type) {
+                // result elements can be undefined for each key that we did not find
                 this.metadata[type] = result.filter(Boolean).map((element) => element.metadata);
             }
         } catch (ex) {
diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js b/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
index aa3021117..cc599a110 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
@@ -1665,14 +1665,6 @@ class Asset extends MetadataType {
                 break;
             }
         }
-        if (!subType) {
-            throw new Error(
-                `Could not find asset with name ${templateName} in ${File.normalizePath([
-                    templateDir,
-                    ...typeDirArr,
-                ])}`
-            );
-        }
         return subType;
     }
     /**
diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/MetadataType.js b/lib/metadataTypes/MetadataType.js
index 75cc09f75..1a4bf6516 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/MetadataType.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/MetadataType.js
@@ -359,21 +359,15 @@ class MetadataType {
                     ex
                 );
             } catch {
-                throw new Error(
-                    `${this.definition.type}:: Could not find ./${File.normalizePath([
-                        retrieveDir,
-                        ...typeDirArr,
-                        fileName + '.json',
-                    ])}.`
+                // only happening for types that use readSecondaryFolder (e.g. asset)
+                // if we still have no metadataStr then we have to skip this metadata for all types and hence handle it outside of this catch
+            }
+            if (!metadataStr) {
+                Util.logger.warn(
+                    Util.getGrayMsg(`- skipped ${this.definition.type} ${key}: not found`)
                 );
+                return;
             }
-            // return;
-        }
-        if (!metadataStr) {
-            Util.logger.info(
-                Util.getGrayMsg(`- skipped ${this.definition.type} ${key}: not found`)
-            );
-            return;
         }
 
         if (this.definition.stringifyFieldsBeforeTemplate) {