diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 016e365..d9e8b20 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ function serve (options = { contentBase: '' }) {
       if (!error) {
         return found(response, filePath, content)
       }
-      if (error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
-        response.writeHead(500)
-        response.end('500 Internal Server Error' +
-          '\n\n' + filePath +
-          '\n\n' + Object.values(error).join('\n') +
-          '\n\n(rollup-plugin-serve)', 'utf-8')
-        return
-      }
       if (options.historyApiFallback) {
         const fallbackPath = typeof options.historyApiFallback === 'string' ? options.historyApiFallback : '/index.html'
         readFileFromContentBase(options.contentBase, fallbackPath, function (error, content, filePath) {