diff --git a/lib/model/folder.go b/lib/model/folder.go
index d1b5d9696..dda90667b 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (f *folder) serve(ctx context.Context) {
 	pullFailTimer := time.NewTimer(0)
 	<-pullFailTimer.C
 
-	if f.FSWatcherEnabled && f.CheckHealth() == nil {
+	if f.FSWatcherEnabled && f.getHealthErrorAndLoadIgnores() == nil {
 		f.startWatch()
 	}
 
@@ -260,15 +260,17 @@ func (f *folder) Delay(next time.Duration) {
 	f.scanDelay <- next
 }
 
-// CheckHealth checks the folder for common errors, updates the folder state
-// and returns the current folder error, or nil if the folder is healthy.
-func (f *folder) CheckHealth() error {
-	err := f.getHealthError()
-	f.setError(err)
-	return err
+func (f *folder) getHealthErrorAndLoadIgnores() error {
+	if err := f.getHealthErrorWithoutIgnores(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := f.ignores.Load(".stignore"); err != nil && !fs.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "loading ignores")
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *folder) getHealthError() error {
+func (f *folder) getHealthErrorWithoutIgnores() error {
 	// Check for folder errors, with the most serious and specific first and
 	// generic ones like out of space on the home disk later.
 
@@ -318,19 +320,15 @@ func (f *folder) pull() bool {
 }
 
 func (f *folder) scanSubdirs(subDirs []string) error {
-	if err := f.getHealthError(); err != nil {
+	oldHash := f.ignores.Hash()
+
+	err := f.getHealthErrorAndLoadIgnores()
+	f.setError(err)
+	if err != nil {
 		// If there is a health error we set it as the folder error. We do not
 		// clear the folder error if there is no health error, as there might be
 		// an *other* folder error (failed to load ignores, for example). Hence
 		// we do not use the CheckHealth() convenience function here.
-		f.setError(err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	oldHash := f.ignores.Hash()
-	if err := f.ignores.Load(".stignore"); err != nil && !fs.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err = errors.Wrap(err, "loading ignores")
-		f.setError(err)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -345,9 +343,6 @@ func (f *folder) scanSubdirs(subDirs []string) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// We've passed all health checks so now mark ourselves healthy and queued
-	// for scanning.
-	f.setError(nil)
 	f.setState(FolderScanWaiting)
 
 	if err := f.ioLimiter.takeWithContext(f.ctx, 1); err != nil {
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ func (f *folder) scanSubdirs(subDirs []string) error {
 	})
 
 	batchFn := func(fs []protocol.FileInfo) error {
-		if err := f.CheckHealth(); err != nil {
+		if err := f.getHealthErrorWithoutIgnores(); err != nil {
 			l.Debugf("Stopping scan of folder %s due to: %s", f.Description(), err)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go b/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
index 3226c0bf2..5bd8ba87b 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ func newSendReceiveFolder(model *model, fset *db.FileSet, ignores *ignore.Matche
 // pull returns true if it manages to get all needed items from peers, i.e. get
 // the device in sync with the global state.
 func (f *sendReceiveFolder) pull() bool {
-	if err := f.CheckHealth(); err != nil {
-		l.Debugln("Skipping pull of", f.Description(), "due to folder error:", err)
-		return false
-	}
-
 	// Check if the ignore patterns changed.
 	oldHash := f.ignores.Hash()
 	defer func() {
@@ -152,9 +147,10 @@ func (f *sendReceiveFolder) pull() bool {
 			f.ignoresUpdated()
 		}
 	}()
-	if err := f.ignores.Load(".stignore"); err != nil && !fs.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err = errors.Wrap(err, "loading ignores")
-		f.setError(err)
+	err := f.getHealthErrorAndLoadIgnores()
+	f.setError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Debugln("Skipping pull of", f.Description(), "due to folder error:", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/model/model.go b/lib/model/model.go
index 790a857f1..6e24d1fc2 100644
--- a/lib/model/model.go
+++ b/lib/model/model.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ type service interface {
 	Scan(subs []string) error
 	Serve()
 	Stop()
-	CheckHealth() error
 	Errors() []FileError
 	WatchError() error
 	ForceRescan(file protocol.FileInfo) error
diff --git a/lib/model/model_test.go b/lib/model/model_test.go
index 20447767d..fe245decf 100644
--- a/lib/model/model_test.go
+++ b/lib/model/model_test.go
@@ -2294,8 +2294,8 @@ func TestIssue2782(t *testing.T) {
 	m.fmut.Lock()
 	runner := m.folderRunners["default"]
 	m.fmut.Unlock()
-	if err := runner.CheckHealth(); err != nil {
-		t.Error("health check error:", err)
+	if _, _, err := runner.getState(); err != nil {
+		t.Error("folder error:", err)
 	}
 }