diff --git a/swh/vault/cookers/git_bare.py b/swh/vault/cookers/git_bare.py
--- a/swh/vault/cookers/git_bare.py
+++ b/swh/vault/cookers/git_bare.py
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@
             stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
             env={"LANG": "C.utf8"},
         )
-        if not self._expected_fsck_errors:
-            # All went well, there should not be any error
-            proc.check_returncode()
-            return
 
         # Split on newlines not followed by a space
         errors = re.split("\n(?! )", proc.stdout.decode())