diff --git a/internal/entity/file.go b/internal/entity/file.go
index 8f2b9666b..4b30605b5 100644
--- a/internal/entity/file.go
+++ b/internal/entity/file.go
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ func (m *File) ReplaceHash(newHash string) error {
 		log.Tracef("file %s: removing hash %s", txt.Quote(m.FileUID), txt.Quote(m.FileHash))
 	} else if m.FileHash != "" && newHash != "" {
 		log.Tracef("file %s: hash %s changed to %s", txt.Quote(m.FileUID), txt.Quote(m.FileHash), txt.Quote(newHash))
+		// Reset error when hash changes.
+		m.FileError = ""
 	}
 
 	// Set file hash to new value.
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go b/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
index 1c5244e26..7407ca13e 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (ind *Index) MediaFile(m *MediaFile, o IndexOptions, originalName string) (
 	extraLabels := classify.Labels{}
 
 	// Detect faces in images?
-	if o.FacesOnly && (!photoExists || !fileExists || !file.FilePrimary) {
+	if o.FacesOnly && (!photoExists || !fileExists || !file.FilePrimary || file.FileError != "") {
 		// New and non-primary files can be skipped when updating faces only.
 		result.Status = IndexSkipped
 		return result