diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
index 042527ceb..d66e646cc 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
@@ -139,34 +139,43 @@ class FileAccess {
          * Updates all default paths to
          * their platform-specific path.
          *
+         * @throws VerificationFailedException if path creation fails
          * @since v1-alpha10
          */
+        @Throws(VerificationFailedException::class)
         internal fun updateDefaultPaths() {
             logger.diag("Updating default paths")
 
+
             // Storage
-            homeDirectory = FileAccess(System.getProperty("user.home")).createDirectory()
+            homeDirectory = FileAccess(System.getProperty("user.home"))
+                .createDirectory().verifyIsDirectory()
+
             configDirectory = FileAccess(when (Environment.operatingSystem) {
                 LINUX, FREEBSD, NETBSD, OPENBSD -> "${homeDirectory}/.config"
                 WINDOWS -> "${homeDirectory}/AppData/Roaming/sosengine-config"
                 else -> "${homeDirectory}/.sosengine/config"
-            }).createDirectory()
+            }).createDirectory().verifyIsDirectory()
+
             dataDirectory = FileAccess(when (Environment.operatingSystem) {
                 LINUX, FREEBSD, NETBSD, OPENBSD -> "${homeDirectory}/.local/share"
                 WINDOWS -> "${homeDirectory}/AppData/Roaming/sosengine-data"
                 else -> "${homeDirectory}/.sosengine/data"
-            }).createDirectory()
+            }).createDirectory().verifyIsDirectory()
+
+
             // Caches
             temporaryCacheDirectory = FileAccess(
                 System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")
                         + "/sosengine-cache-"
                         + ProcessHandle.current().pid()
-            ).createDirectory().deleteOnShutdown()
+            ).createDirectory().verifyIsDirectory().deleteOnShutdown()
+
             persistentCacheDirectory = FileAccess(when (Environment.operatingSystem) {
                 LINUX, FREEBSD, NETBSD, OPENBSD -> "${homeDirectory}/.cache"
                 WINDOWS -> "${homeDirectory}/AppData/Local/Temp"
                 else -> "${homeDirectory}/.sosengine/persistent-cache"
-            }).createDirectory()
+            }).createDirectory().verifyIsDirectory()
         }