diff --git a/internal/elements.go b/internal/elements.go
index 11d04ad..f5df41d 100644
--- a/internal/elements.go
+++ b/internal/elements.go
@@ -135,13 +135,14 @@ func NewOKResponse(path string) *Response {
 }
 
 func (resp *Response) Path() (string, error) {
-	if err := resp.Status.Err(); err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	err := resp.Status.Err()
+	var path string
+	if len(resp.Hrefs) == 1 {
+		path = resp.Hrefs[0].Path
+	} else if err == nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("webdav: malformed response: expected exactly one href element, got %v", len(resp.Hrefs))
 	}
-	if len(resp.Hrefs) != 1 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("webdav: malformed response: expected exactly one href element, got %v", len(resp.Hrefs))
-	}
-	return resp.Hrefs[0].Path, nil
+	return path, err
 }
 
 func (resp *Response) DecodeProp(values ...interface{}) error {