diff --git a/viewengine_html.go b/viewengine_html.go
index c17b776..7dc3596 100644
--- a/viewengine_html.go
+++ b/viewengine_html.go
@@ -75,15 +75,7 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) FileChanged(fsys fs.FS, app *App, event fsnotify.Event
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadComponents() error {
-	_, err := fs.Stat(ve.fsys, "components")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "components", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	err := fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "components", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -95,6 +87,12 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadComponents() error {
 		return err
 	})
 
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return err
+
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadTemplate(path string) (*HtmlTemplate, error) {
@@ -119,15 +117,7 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadTemplate(path string) (*HtmlTemplate, error) {
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadLayouts() error {
-	_, err := fs.Stat(ve.fsys, "layouts")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "layouts", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	err := fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "layouts", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -142,18 +132,16 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadLayouts() error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
-}
 
-func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadPages() error {
-	_, err := fs.Stat(ve.fsys, "pages")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "pages", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	return err
+}
+
+func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadPages() error {
+	err := fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "pages", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -165,6 +153,12 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadPages() error {
 		return ve.loadPage(path)
 	})
 
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return err
+
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadPage(path string) error {
@@ -189,15 +183,7 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadPage(path string) error {
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadViews() error {
-	_, err := fs.Stat(ve.fsys, "views")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "views", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	err := fs.WalkDir(ve.fsys, "views", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -209,6 +195,12 @@ func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadViews() error {
 		return ve.loadView(path)
 	})
 
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return err
+
 }
 
 func (ve *HtmlViewEngine) loadView(path string) error {
diff --git a/viewengine_static.go b/viewengine_static.go
index 760996c..c103ec3 100644
--- a/viewengine_static.go
+++ b/viewengine_static.go
@@ -12,15 +12,8 @@ type StaticViewEngine struct {
 }
 
 func (ve *StaticViewEngine) Load(fsys fs.FS, app *App) error {
-	_, err := fs.Stat(fsys, "public")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
 
-	return fs.WalkDir(fsys, "public", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	err := fs.WalkDir(fsys, "public", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -31,6 +24,12 @@ func (ve *StaticViewEngine) Load(fsys fs.FS, app *App) error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
+
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ve *StaticViewEngine) FileChanged(fsys fs.FS, app *App, event fsnotify.Event) error {