diff --git a/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/adhoc_execution_params.go b/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/adhoc_execution_params.go
index 96a56c8e1..2f1aa4d65 100644
--- a/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/adhoc_execution_params.go
+++ b/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/adhoc_execution_params.go
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ func ConstructAdhocExecParamsWithRootCfgBuilderAndRepoRetriever(ctx context.Cont
 		return AdhocTerraformWorkflowExecutionParams{}, errors.Wrap(err, "building root cfgs")
 	}
 
-	roots, err := getRootsFromMergedProjectCfgs(rootCfgs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return AdhocTerraformWorkflowExecutionParams{}, errors.Wrap(err, "getting roots from merged project cfgs")
-	}
+	roots := getRootsFromMergedProjectCfgs(rootCfgs)
 
 	return AdhocTerraformWorkflowExecutionParams{
 		Revision:       revision,
diff --git a/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/root_helpers.go b/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/root_helpers.go
index 72ae0e584..aa017ed5b 100644
--- a/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/root_helpers.go
+++ b/server/neptune/adhoc/adhocexecutionhelpers/root_helpers.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/neptune/workflows/activities/terraform"
 )
 
-func getRootsFromMergedProjectCfgs(rootCfgs []*valid.MergedProjectCfg) ([]terraform.Root, error) {
+func getRootsFromMergedProjectCfgs(rootCfgs []*valid.MergedProjectCfg) []terraform.Root {
 	roots := make([]terraform.Root, 0, len(rootCfgs))
 	for _, rootCfg := range rootCfgs {
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func getRootsFromMergedProjectCfgs(rootCfgs []*valid.MergedProjectCfg) ([]terraf
 		terraformRoot := convertToTerraformRoot(root)
 		roots = append(roots, terraformRoot)
 	}
-	return roots, nil
+	return roots
 }
 
 func convertMergedProjectCfgToRoot(rootCfg *valid.MergedProjectCfg) workflows.Root {