diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/IO/FileRefresher.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/IO/FileRefresher.cs
index 742585143f..2f4605c5c1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/IO/FileRefresher.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/IO/FileRefresher.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.IO
                 // File may have been deleted
                 return false;
             }
+            catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
+            {
+                Logger.Debug("No write permission for: {0}.", path);
+                return false;
+            }
             catch (IOException)
             {
                 //the file is unavailable because it is: