diff --git a/folder_paths.py b/folder_paths.py
index 80f4b291a..5af4401c5 100644
--- a/folder_paths.py
+++ b/folder_paths.py
@@ -406,7 +406,11 @@ def cached_filename_list_(folder_name: str) -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, float]
     for x in out[1]:
         time_modified = out[1][x]
         folder = x
-        if os.path.getmtime(folder) != time_modified:
+        try:
+            if os.path.getmtime(folder) != time_modified:
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"Warning: Unable to access {folder}. Error: {e}. Skipping this folder.")
             return None
 
     folders = folder_names_and_paths[folder_name]