diff --git a/src/renderer/actions/paths.js b/src/renderer/actions/paths.js
index da4b2738..5e07e570 100644
--- a/src/renderer/actions/paths.js
+++ b/src/renderer/actions/paths.js
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@ import {remote} from "electron";
 export const platforms = {stable: "Discord", ptb: "Discord PTB", canary: "Discord Canary"};
 export const locations = {stable: "", ptb: "", canary: ""};
 
+const safeIsDir = (fullpath) => {
+    try {
+        return fs.lstatSync(fullpath).isDirectory();
+    }
+    catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
 const getDiscordPath = function(releaseChannel) {
     let resourcePath = "";
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
         let basedir = path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA, releaseChannel.replace(/ /g, "")); // Normal install path in AppData\Local
         if (!fs.existsSync(basedir)) basedir = path.join(process.env.PROGRAMDATA, process.env.USERNAME, releaseChannel.replace(/ /g, "")); // Atypical location in ProgramData\%username%
         if (!fs.existsSync(basedir)) return "";
-        const version = fs.readdirSync(basedir).filter(f => fs.lstatSync(path.join(basedir, f)).isDirectory() && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
+        const version = fs.readdirSync(basedir).filter(f => safeIsDir(path.join(basedir, f)) && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
         if (!version) return "";
         resourcePath = path.join(basedir, version, "resources");
     }
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ const getDiscordPath = function(releaseChannel) {
     else {
         const basedir = path.join(remote.app.getPath("userData"), "..", releaseChannel.toLowerCase().replace(" ", ""));
         if (!fs.existsSync(basedir)) return "";
-        const version = fs.readdirSync(basedir).filter(f => fs.lstatSync(path.join(basedir, f)).isDirectory() && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
+        const version = fs.readdirSync(basedir).filter(f => safeIsDir(path.join(basedir, f)) && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
         if (!version) return "";
         resourcePath = path.join(basedir, version, "modules", "discord_desktop_core");
     }
@@ -56,7 +65,7 @@ const validateWindows = function(channel, proposedPath) {
     const selected = path.basename(proposedPath);
     const isBaseDir = selected === channelName;
     if (isBaseDir) {
-        const version = fs.readdirSync(proposedPath).filter(f => fs.lstatSync(path.join(proposedPath, f)).isDirectory() && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
+        const version = fs.readdirSync(proposedPath).filter(f => safeIsDir(path.join(proposedPath, f)) && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
         if (!version) return "";
         resourcePath = path.join(proposedPath, version, "resources");
     }
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ const validateLinux = function(channel, proposedPath) {
     let resourcePath = "";
     const selected = path.basename(proposedPath);
     if (selected === channelName) {
-        const version = fs.readdirSync(proposedPath).filter(f => fs.lstatSync(path.join(proposedPath, f)).isDirectory() && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
+        const version = fs.readdirSync(proposedPath).filter(f => safeIsDir(path.join(proposedPath, f)) && f.split(".").length > 1).sort().reverse()[0];
         if (!version) return "";
         resourcePath = path.join(proposedPath, version, "modules", "discord_desktop_core");
     }