diff --git a/solstone/think/offload.py b/solstone/think/offload.py
index 501c1a3b3..f0408cd3f 100644
--- a/solstone/think/offload.py
+++ b/solstone/think/offload.py
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ def _offload_segment(
     counters: _Counters,
 ) -> OffloadResult | None:
     prepared = _prepare_raw_files(raw_files)
-    if not prepared:
-        return None
 
     archive = run_archive_backup([file.path for file in prepared])
     stall_reason = _archive_stall_reason(archive)
diff --git a/tests/test_offload.py b/tests/test_offload.py
index f8999e08e..11f9c3eea 100644
--- a/tests/test_offload.py
+++ b/tests/test_offload.py
@@ -774,12 +774,15 @@ def test_ledger_event_with_media_absent_is_skipped_without_reading_summary(
     )
     archive = Mock()
     monkeypatch.setattr(offload, "run_archive_backup", archive)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        offload,
-        "summarize_segment",
-        Mock(side_effect=AssertionError("pass must not read ledger summaries")),
-        raising=False,
-    )
+    summary_symbols = {"summarize_segment", "summarize_day", "summarize_journal"}
+    assert summary_symbols.isdisjoint(vars(offload))
+    for name in summary_symbols:
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            offload_ledger,
+            name,
+            Mock(side_effect=AssertionError("pass must not read ledger summaries")),
+            raising=True,
+        )
 
     result = offload.run_offload()