diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/__init__.py b/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/__init__.py
index d2129c6..25b14c2 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/__init__.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/__init__.py
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ class ShamanPacker(bat_pack.Packer):
 
     @property
     def checkout_location(self) -> str:
-        """Return the checkout location of the packed blend file."""
+        """Return the checkout location of the packed blend file.
+
+        :return: the checkout location, or '' if no checkout was made.
+        """
         return self._checkout_location
 
     @property
diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/transfer.py b/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/transfer.py
index a69d383..c1be4b4 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/transfer.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/pack/shaman/transfer.py
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ class ShamanTransferrer(bat_transfer.FileTransferer):
 
     @property
     def checkout_location(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the checkout location, or '' if no checkout was made."""
         if not self._checkout_location:
-            raise ValueError('No checkout was created yet.')
+            return ''
         return self._checkout_location