diff --git a/central_backend/src/ota/ota_manager.rs b/central_backend/src/ota/ota_manager.rs
index f9c713d..c4fb257 100644
--- a/central_backend/src/ota/ota_manager.rs
+++ b/central_backend/src/ota/ota_manager.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ pub fn delete_update(platform: OTAPlatform, version: &semver::Version) -> anyhow
 pub fn get_ota_updates_for_platform(platform: OTAPlatform) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<OTAUpdate>> {
     let ota_path = AppConfig::get().ota_platform_dir(platform);
 
+    // Check if the directory dedicated to the updates of the platform exists
+    if !ota_path.is_dir() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
     let mut out = Vec::new();
 
     for e in std::fs::read_dir(ota_path)? {