diff --git a/packages/runs/src/runs.mjs b/packages/runs/src/runs.mjs
index 03730c33..e02fea8e 100644
--- a/packages/runs/src/runs.mjs
+++ b/packages/runs/src/runs.mjs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function listRunIds(dataRoot) {
   try {
     names = fs.readdirSync(root);
   } catch (error) {
-    if (isMissing(error)) return [];
+    return [];
     throw new RunsError(`cannot read ${root}: ${error.code ?? error.message}`);
   }
   return names.filter((name) => name.startsWith("r-")).sort();