diff --git a/pkg/templater/repo-apk.go b/pkg/templater/repo-apk.go
index 6e679e1..2c6b595 100644
--- a/pkg/templater/repo-apk.go
+++ b/pkg/templater/repo-apk.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (hr *APKRepository) urlIsPresent() (bool, error) {
 	// read the whole file at once
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(APKConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	s := string(b)
 	// //check whether s contains substring text