diff --git a/admin/render-icon.py b/admin/render-icon.py
index 2f5c64592..0f9cee294 100755
--- a/admin/render-icon.py
+++ b/admin/render-icon.py
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ rsvgPath = "./rsvg-convert"
 artworkLayerPrefix = "artwork:"
 
 def createDirectory( name ):
-  if os.path.isfile(name):
-    os.remove(name)
-  if not os.path.exists(name):
-    os.mkdir(name)
+  try:
+    if os.path.isfile(name):
+      os.remove(name)
+    if not os.path.exists(name):
+      os.mkdir(name)
+  except:
+    print 'WARNING: createDirectory("%s") failed. Permission problems?' % name
+
 
 def copyMergeDirectory( src, dst ):
   listing = os.listdir(src)