diff --git a/checks/binary_artifact.go b/checks/binary_artifact.go
index 63a7ec98794..1fac6ca3442 100644
--- a/checks/binary_artifact.go
+++ b/checks/binary_artifact.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const CheckBinaryArtifacts string = "Binary-Artifacts"
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
+		checker.FileBased,
 		checker.CommitBased,
 		checker.FileBased,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scorecard.go b/pkg/scorecard.go
index b8c1a4e1691..b3b5c1ddbd7 100644
--- a/pkg/scorecard.go
+++ b/pkg/scorecard.go
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ func RunScorecard(ctx context.Context,
 
 	commitSHA, err := getRepoCommitHash(repoClient)
 
-	if errors.Is(err, errEmptyRepository) {
-		return ret, nil
-	} else if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return ScorecardResult{}, err
 	}
 	ret.Repo.CommitSHA = commitSHA