diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs
index e20e890037..990f0c94e6 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.Plugin.Program.Storage
             var invalidPaths = new List<string>();
             foreach (var path in paths)
             {
-                if (!Directory.Exists(path))
+                try
                 {
-                    Log.Warn($"Directory {path} does not exist and will be ignored", typeof(Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers));
+                    Directory.GetFiles(path);
+                }
+#pragma warning disable CA1031 // Do not catch general exception types
+                catch (Exception ex)
+#pragma warning restore CA1031 // Do not catch general exception types
+                {
+                    Log.Exception($"Failed to get files in {path}", ex, typeof(Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers));
                     invalidPaths.Add(path);
                 }
             }