diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.common.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.common.inc.php
index 3f7ae6a8d9..74951fa0fb 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.common.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.common.inc.php
@@ -673,11 +673,11 @@
 			$tpldir         = PHPGW_SERVER_ROOT . '/' . $appname . '/templates/' . $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['server']['template_set'];
 			$tpldir_default = PHPGW_SERVER_ROOT . '/' . $appname . '/templates/default';
 
-			if (is_dir($tpldir))
+			if (@is_dir($tpldir))
 			{
 				return $tpldir;
 			}
-			elseif (is_dir($tpldir_default))
+			elseif (@is_dir($tpldir_default))
 			{
 				return $tpldir_default;
 			}