diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
index f4f169f27c..ce0ec5caed 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -438,7 +438,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
-            return Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Import(stable.GetDirectories(ImportFromStablePath).Select(f => stable.GetFullPath(f)).ToArray()), TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
+            return Task.Factory.StartNew(() => {
+                try {
+                    Import(stable.GetDirectories(ImportFromStablePath).Select(f => stable.GetFullPath(f)).ToArray());
+                } catch (DirectoryNotFoundException) {
+                    // This handles situations like when the user does not have a Skins folder
+                    // which would have this exception thrown from stable.GetDirectories
+                    Logger.Log("No " + ImportFromStablePath + " folder available in osu!stable installation", LoggingTarget.Information, LogLevel.Error);
+                }
+            }, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
         }
 
         #endregion