diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c7298f06f..ae6c2b7b8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.1-develop16
+2.0.1-develop17
diff --git a/modules/logs.py b/modules/logs.py
index 62d4be683..e548cb8af 100644
--- a/modules/logs.py
+++ b/modules/logs.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def __init__(self, logger_name, default_dir, screen_width, separating_character,
         self.secrets = []
         self.spacing = 0
         self.playlists_log = os.path.join(self.playlists_dir, PLAYLISTS_LOG)
-        os.makedirs(self.log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        if not os.path.exists(self.log_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self.log_dir, exist_ok=True)
         self._logger = logging.getLogger(None if self.log_requests else self.logger_name)
         self._logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)