diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 5014ba59..75fcfab5 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			string tmp = Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath;
 			DirectoryInfo di = null;
 			if (tmp != null && tmp !="") di = new DirectoryInfo(Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath);
-			if (((tmp ?? "") == "") || (di != null && (!di.Exists || !File.Exists(di.FullName + @"\fmtall") || !File.Exists(di.FullName + @"\genmacall"))))
+			if (((tmp ?? "") == "") || (di != null && (!di.Exists || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\fmtall") || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\genmacall"))))
 			{
 				while (((tmp ?? "") == "") || (!di.Exists || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\fmtall") || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\genmacall")))
 				{