diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/LegacyBeatmapImporter.cs b/osu.Game/Database/LegacyBeatmapImporter.cs
index 6805cb36b8..0955461609 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/LegacyBeatmapImporter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/LegacyBeatmapImporter.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ public class LegacyBeatmapImporter : LegacyModelImporter<BeatmapSetInfo>
 
         protected override IEnumerable<string> GetStableImportPaths(Storage storage)
         {
+            // make sure the directory exists
+            if (!storage.ExistsDirectory(string.Empty))
+                yield break;
+
             foreach (string directory in storage.GetDirectories(string.Empty))
             {
                 var directoryStorage = storage.GetStorageForDirectory(directory);