diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/path_resolving.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/path_resolving.py
index 4e4c70a27c..b318137a5d 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/path_resolving.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/path_resolving.py
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ def _filter_dir_files_by_ext(
         if not ext.startswith("."):
             ext = f".{ext}"
         dotted_extensions.add(ext)
+
+    if not os.path.exists(dirpath):
+        return [], dotted_extensions
+
     filtered_paths = [
         os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
         for filename in os.listdir(dirpath)