diff --git a/support/src/utils/file.cpp b/support/src/utils/file.cpp
index 84d8a745..579c2182 100644
--- a/support/src/utils/file.cpp
+++ b/support/src/utils/file.cpp
@@ -180,28 +180,33 @@ auto get_times(std::string_view path) -> std::optional<file_times> {
         std::string{path}.c_str(), GENERIC_READ,
         FILE_SHARE_DELETE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, nullptr,
         OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nullptr);
-    if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("failed to open file to get file times|" +
-                               std::string{path} + '|' +
-                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    if (file_handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+      std::array<FILETIME, 3U> times{};
+      auto res = ::GetFileTime(file_handle, &times.at(0U), &times.at(1U),
+                               &times.at(2U));
+      ::CloseHandle(file_handle);
+      if (res) {
+        ret.accessed =
+            utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(1U));
+        ret.created = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(0U));
+        ret.modified =
+            utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(2U));
+        ret.written = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(2U));
+        return ret;
+      }
     }
 
-    std::array<FILETIME, 3U> times{};
-    auto res =
-        ::GetFileTime(file_handle, &times.at(0U), &times.at(1U), &times.at(2U));
-    ::CloseHandle(file_handle);
-
-    if (not res) {
+    struct _stat64 st {};
+    if (_stat64(std::string{path}.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
       throw std::runtime_error("failed to get file times|" + std::string{path} +
-                               '|' +
-                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+                               '|' + std::to_string(errno));
     }
 
-    ret.accessed = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(1U));
-    ret.created = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(0U));
-    ret.modified = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(2U));
-    ret.written = utils::time::windows_file_time_to_unix_time(times.at(2U));
-#else  // !defined(_WIN32)
+    ret.accessed = utils::time::windows_time_t_to_unix_time(st.st_atime);
+    ret.created = utils::time::windows_time_t_to_unix_time(st.st_ctime);
+    ret.modified = utils::time::windows_time_t_to_unix_time(st.st_mtime);
+    ret.written = utils::time::windows_time_t_to_unix_time(st.st_mtime);
+#else // !defined(_WIN32)
     struct stat64 st {};
     if (stat64(std::string{path}.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
       throw std::runtime_error("failed to get file times|" + std::string{path} +
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@ auto get_times(std::string_view path) -> std::optional<file_times> {
     ret.written = static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtim.tv_nsec) +
                   static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtim.tv_sec) *
                       utils::time::NANOS_PER_SECOND;
+
 #endif // defined(_WIN32)
 
     return ret;