diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
index f4f169f27c..2a31df462e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         private void handleEvent(Action a)
         {
             if (delayingEvents)
-                lock (queuedEvents) queuedEvents.Add(a);
+                lock (queuedEvents)
+                    queuedEvents.Add(a);
             else
                 a.Invoke();
         }
@@ -438,6 +439,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
+            if (!stable.ExistsDirectory(ImportFromStablePath))
+            {
+                // This handles situations like when the user does not have a Skins folder
+                Logger.Log($"No {ImportFromStablePath} folder available in osu!stable installation", LoggingTarget.Information, LogLevel.Error);
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
+
             return Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Import(stable.GetDirectories(ImportFromStablePath).Select(f => stable.GetFullPath(f)).ToArray()), TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
         }