diff --git a/src/system.js b/src/system.js
index 8d0cb7c50..d44d43012 100644
--- a/src/system.js
+++ b/src/system.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ async function getFilesystems() {
         if (!app.manifest.addons?.localstorage) continue;
 
         const dataDir = await apps.getStorageDir(app);
-        if (dataDir === null) continue;
+        if (dataDir === null || !fs.existsSync(dataDir)) continue; // when restoring, this path may not be available yet
         const [, dfResult] = await safe(df.file(dataDir));
         const filesystem = dfResult?.filesystem || rootDisk.filesystem;
         if (filesystems[filesystem]) filesystems[filesystem].contents.push({ type: 'app', id: app.id, name: app.label || app.fqdn, path: dataDir });