diff --git a/pkg/commands/preview.go b/pkg/commands/preview.go
index 2224f17..ec5d499 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/preview.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/preview.go
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) previewFile(filename string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("template for %s does not exist", filename)
 	}
 
-	data, err := templateVariables(filename, tpl)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	data := templateVariables(filename, tpl)
 
 	if err := cmd.Renderer.RenderTemplate(cmd.Output, tpl, data); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/commands/preview_test.go b/pkg/commands/preview_test.go
index b307dce..ff2c777 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/preview_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/preview_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestPreview(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd := newTestCommand(t, false, false)
 
 			err := cmd.Preview(s.files)
-			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, s.expectedOutput, cmd.Output.(*bytes.Buffer).String())
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/touch.go b/pkg/commands/touch.go
index 75af3da..5bcf845 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/touch.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/touch.go
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) renderTemplate(filename string, tpl *repositories.TemplateFi
 	}
 	defer output.Close()
 
-	data, err := templateVariables(filename, tpl)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	data := templateVariables(filename, tpl)
 
 	if err := cmd.Renderer.RenderTemplate(output, tpl, data); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -106,10 +103,10 @@ func (cmd *Command) renderTemplate(filename string, tpl *repositories.TemplateFi
 	return nil
 }
 
-func templateVariables(filename string, tpl *repositories.TemplateFile) (map[string]any, error) {
+func templateVariables(filename string, tpl *repositories.TemplateFile) map[string]any {
 	filepath, err := filepath.Abs(filename)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		filepath = filename
 	}
 
 	return map[string]any{
@@ -117,5 +114,5 @@ func templateVariables(filename string, tpl *repositories.TemplateFile) (map[str
 		"Filepath":         filepath,
 		"TemplateFilename": tpl.Path,
 		"TemplateFilepath": tpl.Path,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }