diff --git a/tq/basic_download.go b/tq/basic_download.go
index b77b3298..b29fb242 100644
--- a/tq/basic_download.go
+++ b/tq/basic_download.go
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ func (a *basicDownloadAdapter) download(t *Transfer, cb ProgressCallback, authOk
 	rel, err := t.Actions.Get("download")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-		// return errors.New("Object not found on the server.")
+	}
+	if rel == nil {
+		return errors.New("Object not found on the server.")
 	}
 
 	req, err := a.newHTTPRequest("GET", rel)
diff --git a/tq/basic_upload.go b/tq/basic_upload.go
index 2f3225a2..c75c67bf 100644
--- a/tq/basic_upload.go
+++ b/tq/basic_upload.go
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ func (a *basicUploadAdapter) DoTransfer(ctx interface{}, t *Transfer, cb Progres
 	rel, err := t.Actions.Get("upload")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-		// return fmt.Errorf("No upload action for this object.")
+	}
+	if rel == nil {
+		return errors.New("No upload action for this object.")
 	}
 
 	req, err := a.newHTTPRequest("PUT", rel)
diff --git a/tq/custom.go b/tq/custom.go
index 4d3a1a48..26063fd4 100644
--- a/tq/custom.go
+++ b/tq/custom.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -265,7 +266,9 @@ func (a *customAdapter) DoTransfer(ctx interface{}, t *Transfer, cb ProgressCall
 	rel, err := t.Actions.Get(a.getOperationName())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-		// return errors.New("Object not found on the server.")
+	}
+	if rel == nil {
+		return errors.New("Object not found on the server.")
 	}
 	var req *customAdapterTransferRequest
 	if a.direction == Upload {
diff --git a/tq/transfer.go b/tq/transfer.go
index 462358b9..0dab132d 100644
--- a/tq/transfer.go
+++ b/tq/transfer.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const (
 func (as ActionSet) Get(rel string) (*Action, error) {
 	a, ok := as[rel]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, &ActionMissingError{Rel: rel}
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	if !a.ExpiresAt.IsZero() && a.ExpiresAt.Before(time.Now().Add(objectExpirationToTransfer)) {
@@ -124,14 +124,6 @@ func (e ActionExpiredErr) Error() string {
 		e.Rel, e.At.In(time.Local).Format(time.RFC822))
 }
 
-type ActionMissingError struct {
-	Rel string
-}
-
-func (e ActionMissingError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("tq: unable to find action %q", e.Rel)
-}
-
 func IsActionExpiredError(err error) bool {
 	if _, ok := err.(*ActionExpiredErr); ok {
 		return true
@@ -139,13 +131,6 @@ func IsActionExpiredError(err error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func IsActionMissingError(err error) bool {
-	if _, ok := err.(*ActionMissingError); ok {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // NewAdapterFunc creates new instances of Adapter. Code that wishes
 // to provide new Adapter instances should pass an implementation of this
 // function to RegisterNewTransferAdapterFunc() on a *Manifest.
diff --git a/tq/transfer_queue.go b/tq/transfer_queue.go
index 0fe0d673..e53a36a1 100644
--- a/tq/transfer_queue.go
+++ b/tq/transfer_queue.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (q *TransferQueue) enqueueAndCollectRetriesFor(batch batch) (batch, error)
 		} else {
 			tr := newTransfer(o, t.Name, t.Path)
 
-			if _, err := tr.Actions.Get(q.direction.String()); err != nil {
+			if a, err := tr.Actions.Get(q.direction.String()); err != nil {
 				// XXX(taylor): duplication
 				if q.canRetryObject(tr.Oid, err) {
 					q.rc.Increment(tr.Oid)
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ func (q *TransferQueue) enqueueAndCollectRetriesFor(batch batch) (batch, error)
 					tracerx.Printf("tq: enqueue retry #%d for %q (size: %d)", count, tr.Oid, tr.Size)
 					next = append(next, t)
 				} else {
-					if !IsActionMissingError(err) {
-						q.errorc <- errors.Errorf("[%v] %v", tr.Name, err)
-					}
+					q.errorc <- errors.Errorf("[%v] %v", tr.Name, err)
 
 					q.Skip(o.Size)
 					q.wait.Done()
 				}
-
+			} else if a == nil {
+				q.Skip(o.Size)
+				q.wait.Done()
 			} else {
 				q.meter.StartTransfer(t.Name)
 				toTransfer = append(toTransfer, tr)
diff --git a/tq/tus_upload.go b/tq/tus_upload.go
index 75317a39..aaf9aa30 100644
--- a/tq/tus_upload.go
+++ b/tq/tus_upload.go
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ func (a *tusUploadAdapter) DoTransfer(ctx interface{}, t *Transfer, cb ProgressC
 	rel, err := t.Actions.Get("upload")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-		// return fmt.Errorf("No upload action for this object.")
+	}
+	if rel == nil {
+		return errors.New("No upload action for this object.")
 	}
 
 	// Note not supporting the Creation extension since the batch API generates URLs
diff --git a/tq/verify.go b/tq/verify.go
index fc28442a..68d2b9f0 100644
--- a/tq/verify.go
+++ b/tq/verify.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ const (
 func verifyUpload(c *lfsapi.Client, t *Transfer) error {
 	action, err := t.Actions.Get("verify")
 	if err != nil {
-		if IsActionMissingError(err) {
-			return nil
-		}
 		return err
 	}
+	if action == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", action.Href, nil)
 	if err != nil {