diff --git a/cmd/srctx/diff/core.go b/cmd/srctx/diff/core.go
index 77ca57b..e2597b0 100644
--- a/cmd/srctx/diff/core.go
+++ b/cmd/srctx/diff/core.go
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ func collectTotalLineCountMap(opts *Options, src string, lineMap diff.ImpactLine
 	for eachPath := range lineMap {
 		totalLineCountMap[eachPath], err = lineCounter(filepath.Join(src, eachPath))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			// ignore this err, files can be removed/moved
+			log.Infof("file has been removed: %s, set line counter to 0", eachPath)
 		}
 	}