--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ngx_open_cached_file(ngx_open_file_cache
     time_t                          now;
     uint32_t                        hash;
     ngx_int_t                       rc;
+    ngx_file_info_t                 fi;
     ngx_pool_cleanup_t             *cln;
     ngx_cached_open_file_t         *file;
     ngx_pool_cleanup_file_t        *clnf;
@@ -140,6 +141,25 @@ ngx_open_cached_file(ngx_open_file_cache
 
     if (cache == NULL) {
 
+        if (of->test_only) {
+
+            if (ngx_file_info(name->data, &fi) == -1) {
+                of->err = ngx_errno;
+                of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
+                return NGX_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            of->uniq = ngx_file_uniq(&fi);
+            of->mtime = ngx_file_mtime(&fi);
+            of->size = ngx_file_size(&fi);
+            of->is_dir = ngx_is_dir(&fi);
+            of->is_file = ngx_is_file(&fi);
+            of->is_link = ngx_is_link(&fi);
+            of->is_exec = ngx_is_exec(&fi);
+
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+
         cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(pool, sizeof(ngx_pool_cleanup_file_t));
         if (cln == NULL) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
@@ -444,6 +464,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     if (of->fd != NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
 
         if (ngx_file_info(name, &fi) == -1) {
+            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
             goto failed;
         }
 
@@ -454,6 +475,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     } else if (of->test_dir) {
 
         if (ngx_file_info(name, &fi) == -1) {
+            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
             goto failed;
         }
 
@@ -471,6 +493,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     }
 
     if (fd == NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
+        of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
         goto failed;
     }