diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
index fc9b292606..46e9a95b6a 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -1925,6 +1925,11 @@ public virtual void MarkPackagePending(PackageResult packageResult, ChocolateyCo
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (!_fileSystem.DirectoryExists(packageDirectory))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (packageDirectory.IsEqualTo(ApplicationParameters.InstallLocation) || packageDirectory.IsEqualTo(ApplicationParameters.PackagesLocation))
             {
                 packageResult.Messages.Add(