diff --git a/oml/item/icons.py b/oml/item/icons.py
index 43c78d4..7d96d39 100644
--- a/oml/item/icons.py
+++ b/oml/item/icons.py
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ def get_icons_db_path():
     import settings
     import shutil
 
-    metadata = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(settings.preferences['libraryPath']), 'Metadata')
-    ox.makedirs(metadata)
+    library = os.path.expanduser(settings.preferences['libraryPath'])
+    metadata = os.path.join(library, 'Metadata')
     icons_db_path = os.path.join(metadata, 'icons.db')
-    old_icons_db_path = os.path.join(settings.data_path, 'icons.db')
-    if not os.path.exists(icons_db_path) and os.path.exists(old_icons_db_path):
-        shutil.move(old_icons_db_path, icons_db_path)
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(library)):
+        ox.makedirs(metadata)
+        old_icons_db_path = os.path.join(settings.data_path, 'icons.db')
+        if not os.path.exists(icons_db_path) and os.path.exists(old_icons_db_path):
+            shutil.move(old_icons_db_path, icons_db_path)
     return icons_db_path
 
 def get_icon_sync(id, type_, size):