diff --git a/lib/Service/WorkspaceService.php b/lib/Service/WorkspaceService.php
index 40e4d439821..1f8191f7d56 100644
--- a/lib/Service/WorkspaceService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/WorkspaceService.php
@@ -11,33 +11,30 @@
 use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
+use OCP\Files\NotPermittedException;
 use OCP\Files\StorageInvalidException;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 
 class WorkspaceService {
-	private IL10N $l10n;
-
 	private const SUPPORTED_STATIC_FILENAMES = [
 		'Readme.md',
 		'README.md',
 		'readme.md'
 	];
 
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l10n) {
-		$this->l10n = $l10n;
+	public function __construct(
+		private readonly IL10N $l10n,
+	) {
 	}
 
 	public function getFile(Folder $folder): ?File {
 		foreach ($this->getSupportedFilenames() as $filename) {
 			try {
-				$exists = $folder->getStorage()->getCache()->get($folder->getInternalPath() . '/' . $filename);
-				if ($exists) {
-					$file = $folder->get($filename);
-					if ($file instanceof File) {
-						return $file;
-					}
+				$file = $folder->get($filename);
+				if ($file instanceof File) {
+					return $file;
 				}
-			} catch (NotFoundException|StorageInvalidException) {
+			} catch (NotFoundException|NotPermittedException|StorageInvalidException) {
 				continue;
 			}
 		}