diff --git a/packages/core/storage-js/src/packages/StorageFileApi.ts b/packages/core/storage-js/src/packages/StorageFileApi.ts
index 6af8343b0..9332bc29a 100644
--- a/packages/core/storage-js/src/packages/StorageFileApi.ts
+++ b/packages/core/storage-js/src/packages/StorageFileApi.ts
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ export default class StorageFileApi {
         const originalError = error.originalError as unknown as { status: number }
 
         if ([400, 404].includes(originalError?.status)) {
-          return { data: false, error }
+          return { data: false, error: null }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/storage-js/test/storageFileApi.test.ts b/packages/core/storage-js/test/storageFileApi.test.ts
index 645de3e00..610151f39 100644
--- a/packages/core/storage-js/test/storageFileApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/storage-js/test/storageFileApi.test.ts
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ describe('Object API', () => {
 
       const resNotExists = await storage.from(bucketName).exists('do-not-exists')
       expect(resNotExists.data).toEqual(false)
+      expect(resNotExists.error).toBeNull()
 
       // should throw when .throwOnError is enabled
       await expect(