diff --git a/lib/sync/repository/src/google_drive.dart b/lib/sync/repository/src/google_drive.dart
index 9e97553..ae8bd1e 100644
--- a/lib/sync/repository/src/google_drive.dart
+++ b/lib/sync/repository/src/google_drive.dart
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ class GoogleDrive implements SyncRepository {
   @override
   Future<List<int>?> download({required String fileName}) async {
     final fileId = await _getFileId(fileName);
-
-    if (fileId == null) {
-      throw SyncException('File does not exist.');
-    }
+    if (fileId == null) return null;
 
     final Media media;
     try {
@@ -26,9 +23,7 @@ class GoogleDrive implements SyncRepository {
         downloadOptions: DownloadOptions.fullMedia,
       ) as Media;
     } on DetailedApiRequestError catch (e) {
-      if (e.status == io.HttpStatus.notFound) {
-        throw SyncException('File does not exist.');
-      }
+      log.e('Failed to download file', e);
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/sync/sync_service.dart b/lib/sync/sync_service.dart
index 97aeb23..73cded1 100644
--- a/lib/sync/sync_service.dart
+++ b/lib/sync/sync_service.dart
@@ -78,18 +78,12 @@ class SyncService {
   ///
   /// Throws a [SyncException] if an error occurs.
   Future<SyncData?> _downloadSyncData() async {
-    try {
-      final cloudSyncDataBytes = await _syncRepository.download(
-        fileName: kSyncDataFileName,
-      );
+    final cloudSyncDataBytes = await _syncRepository.download(
+      fileName: kSyncDataFileName,
+    );
 
-      if (cloudSyncDataBytes != null) {
-        return SyncData.fromBytes(cloudSyncDataBytes);
-      }
-    } on SyncException catch (e) {
-      throw SyncException(
-        'Failed to download sync data from cloud service: ${e.message}',
-      );
+    if (cloudSyncDataBytes != null) {
+      return SyncData.fromBytes(cloudSyncDataBytes);
     }
 
     return null;