diff --git a/plugins/app-json/functions.go b/plugins/app-json/functions.go
index c47bf468c..32ec5a276 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/functions.go
@@ -533,9 +533,7 @@ func injectDokkuScale(appName string, image string) error {
 		os.Remove(dokkuScaleFile)
 	}
 
-	if err := common.CopyFromImage(appName, image, "DOKKU_SCALE", dokkuScaleFile); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	common.CopyFromImage(appName, image, "DOKKU_SCALE", dokkuScaleFile)
 
 	if !common.FileExists(dokkuScaleFile) {
 		return nil