1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs.cpp b/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
index d3159e908..9089cad67 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<IOFile> FileOpen(const fs::path& path, FileAccessMode mode, File
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (!IsFile(path)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Filesystem object at path={} is not a file",
+    if (Exists(path) && !IsFile(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
+                  "Filesystem object at path={} exists and is not a regular file",
                   PathToUTF8String(path));
         return nullptr;
     }