diff --git a/lib/api.js b/lib/api.js
index 07ec77d0b..7152f75b9 100644
--- a/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/api.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports.create = function (Env) {
 
 nThen(function (w) {
     Decrees.load(Env, w(function (err) {
-        if (err && err.code !== "ENOENT") {
+        if (err) {
             log.error('DECREES_LOADING', {
                 error: err.code || err,
                 message: err.message,
diff --git a/lib/decrees.js b/lib/decrees.js
index c30375810..e8b83f9d8 100644
--- a/lib/decrees.js
+++ b/lib/decrees.js
@@ -182,9 +182,16 @@ var Schedule = require("./schedule");
 var Fse = require("fs-extra");
 var nThen = require("nthen");
 
-Decrees.load = function (Env, cb) {
+Decrees.load = function (Env, _cb) {
     Env.scheduleDecree = Env.scheduleDecree || Schedule();
 
+    var cb = Util.once(Util.mkAsync(function (err) {
+        if (err && err.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+            return void _cb(err);
+        }
+        _cb();
+    }));
+
     Env.scheduleDecree.blocking('', function (unblock) {
         var done = Util.once(Util.both(cb, unblock));
         nThen(function (w) {