diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation.go
index 6107ccf4e..d6e7d9e15 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func loadBundleFromJSONFile(path string) ([]*api.Attestation, error) {
 func loadBundlesFromJSONLinesFile(path string) ([]*api.Attestation, error) {
 	fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read file: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	attestations := []*api.Attestation{}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation_test.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation_test.go
index e321ffd87..68914afad 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/attestation_test.go
@@ -88,13 +88,21 @@ func TestGetLocalAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, attestations)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("with non-existent bundle file", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("with non-existent bundle file and JSON file", func(t *testing.T) {
 		path := "../test/data/not-found-bundle.json"
 		attestations, err := GetLocalAttestations(path)
 
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "bundle could not be loaded from JSON file")
 		require.Nil(t, attestations)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("with non-existent bundle file and JSON lines file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		path := "../test/data/not-found-bundle.jsonl"
+		attestations, err := GetLocalAttestations(path)
+
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "bundles could not be loaded from JSON lines file")
+		require.Nil(t, attestations)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestFilterAttestations(t *testing.T) {