diff --git a/config-proxy/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/proxy/filedistribution/FileDistributionRpcServer.java b/config-proxy/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/proxy/filedistribution/FileDistributionRpcServer.java
index 6a707844bdb8..dbd1c75136ca 100644
--- a/config-proxy/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/proxy/filedistribution/FileDistributionRpcServer.java
+++ b/config-proxy/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/proxy/filedistribution/FileDistributionRpcServer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private void declareMethods() {
     private static final int baseErrorCode = 0x10000;
     private static final int baseFileProviderErrorCode = baseErrorCode + 0x1000;
 
-    private static final int fileReferenceDoesNotExists = baseFileProviderErrorCode;
+    private static final int fileReferenceNotFound = baseFileProviderErrorCode;
 
     private void getFile(Request req) {
         req.detach();
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ private void downloadFile(Request req) {
             req.returnValues().add(new StringValue(file.get().getAbsolutePath()));
             log.log(Level.FINE, () -> "File reference '" + fileReference.value() + "' available at " + file.get());
         } else {
-            log.log(Level.INFO, "File reference '" + fileReference.value() + "' not found, returning error");
-            req.setError(fileReferenceDoesNotExists, "File reference '" + fileReference.value() + "' not found");
+            log.log(Level.INFO, "File reference '" + fileReference.value() + "' not found");
+            req.setError(fileReferenceNotFound, "File reference '" + fileReference.value() + "' not found");
         }
 
         req.returnRequest();
diff --git a/fileacquirer/src/main/java/com/yahoo/filedistribution/fileacquirer/FileAcquirerImpl.java b/fileacquirer/src/main/java/com/yahoo/filedistribution/fileacquirer/FileAcquirerImpl.java
index ddddcfc2170f..e28a9e9c5d22 100644
--- a/fileacquirer/src/main/java/com/yahoo/filedistribution/fileacquirer/FileAcquirerImpl.java
+++ b/fileacquirer/src/main/java/com/yahoo/filedistribution/fileacquirer/FileAcquirerImpl.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 package com.yahoo.filedistribution.fileacquirer;
 
 import com.yahoo.config.FileReference;
-import com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode;
 import com.yahoo.jrt.Request;
 import com.yahoo.jrt.Spec;
 import com.yahoo.jrt.StringValue;
@@ -19,6 +18,12 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import static com.yahoo.filedistribution.fileacquirer.FileAcquirerImpl.FileDistributionErrorCode.fileReferenceNotFound;
+import static com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode.ABORT;
+import static com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode.CONNECTION;
+import static com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode.GENERAL_ERROR;
+import static com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode.OVERLOAD;
+import static com.yahoo.jrt.ErrorCode.TIMEOUT;
 import static com.yahoo.net.HostName.getLocalhost;
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ static final class FileDistributionErrorCode {
 
         public static final int baseErrorCode = 0x10000;
         public static final int baseFileProviderErrorCode = baseErrorCode + 0x1000;
-        public static final int fileReferenceDoesNotExists = baseFileProviderErrorCode;
+        public static final int fileReferenceNotFound = baseFileProviderErrorCode;
 
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ public Target getTarget(Timer timer) throws InterruptedException {
 
     private boolean temporaryError(int errorCode) {
         return switch (errorCode) {
-            case ErrorCode.ABORT, ErrorCode.CONNECTION, ErrorCode.GENERAL_ERROR, ErrorCode.OVERLOAD, ErrorCode.TIMEOUT -> true;
+            case ABORT, CONNECTION, GENERAL_ERROR, OVERLOAD, TIMEOUT, fileReferenceNotFound -> true;
             default -> false;
         };
     }
@@ -152,10 +157,7 @@ public File waitFor(FileReference fileReference, long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit
                 log.log(Level.INFO, "Retrying waitFor for " + fileReference + ": " + request.errorCode() + " -- " + request.errorMessage());
                 Thread.sleep(1000);
             } else {
-                if (request.errorCode() == FileDistributionErrorCode.fileReferenceDoesNotExists)
-                    throw new FileReferenceDoesNotExistException(fileReference.value());
-                else
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Wait for " + fileReference + " failed: " + request.errorMessage() + " (" + request.errorCode() + ")");
+                throw new RuntimeException("Wait for " + fileReference + " failed: " + request.errorMessage() + " (" + request.errorCode() + ")");
             }
         } while ( timer.isTimeLeft() );