diff --git a/fwprovider/test/resource_file_test.go b/fwprovider/test/resource_file_test.go
index 1600cd94..6ab688c5 100644
--- a/fwprovider/test/resource_file_test.go
+++ b/fwprovider/test/resource_file_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,27 @@ func TestAccResourceFile(t *testing.T) {
 					"id":           fmt.Sprintf("local:snippets/%s", filepath.Base(snippetFile2)),
 				}),
 			},
-			// Update testing
+			// Update testing: no original file
+			{
+				PreConfig: func() {
+					_ = os.Remove(snippetFile2)
+					deleteSnippet(te, filepath.Base(snippetFile1))
+				},
+				Config: te.RenderConfig(`
+				resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "test" {
+				  datastore_id = "local"
+				  node_name    = "{{.NodeName}}"
+				  source_file {
+					path = "{{.SnippetFile1}}"
+				  }
+				}`),
+				Check: ResourceAttributes("proxmox_virtual_environment_file.test", map[string]string{
+					"content_type": "snippets",
+					"file_name":    filepath.Base(snippetFile1),
+					"id":           fmt.Sprintf("local:snippets/%s", filepath.Base(snippetFile1)),
+				}),
+			},
+			// Update testing: original file
 			{
 				PreConfig: func() {
 					deleteSnippet(te, filepath.Base(snippetFile1))
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go b/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go
index 3e62558b..ed6d9f60 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go
@@ -793,12 +793,15 @@ func fileRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag.D
 			fileModificationDate, fileSize, fileTag, err := readFileAttrs(ctx, sourceFilePath)
 			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
 
-			err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileModificationDate, fileModificationDate)
-			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
-			err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileSize, fileSize)
-			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
-			err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileTag, fileTag)
-			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
+			if fileModificationDate != "" || fileSize != 0 || fileTag != "" {
+				// only when file from state exists
+				err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileModificationDate, fileModificationDate)
+				diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
+				err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileSize, fileSize)
+				diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
+				err = d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileTag, fileTag)
+				diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
+			}
 
 			lastFileMD := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileModificationDate).(string)
 			lastFileSize := int64(d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileFileSize).(int))
@@ -837,6 +840,10 @@ func readFile(
 ) (fileModificationDate string, fileSize int64, fileTag string, err error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(sourceFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			// File does not exist, return zero values and no error
+			return "", 0, "", nil
+		}
 		return
 	}