diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
index 96bffab774..44043c00f2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
@@ -114,11 +114,14 @@ class FlameAppFramework(object):
             self.hostname,
         )
 
-        self.log.info("[{}] waking up".format(self.__class__.__name__))
-        self.load_prefs()
+         self.log.info("[{}] waking up".format(self.__class__.__name__))
+
+        try:
+            self.load_prefs()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            self.save_prefs()
 
         # menu auto-refresh defaults
-
         if not self.prefs_global.get("menu_auto_refresh"):
             self.prefs_global["menu_auto_refresh"] = {
                 "media_panel": True,
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/utils.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/utils.py
index aae102dd7e..8ed8613b15 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/utils.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/utils.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _sync_utility_scripts(env=None):
                     )
                 else:
                     shutil.copy2(src, dst)
-            except PermissionError as msg:
+            except (PermissionError, FileExistsError) as msg:
                 log.warning(
                     "Not able to coppy to: `{}`, Problem with: `{}`".format(
                         dst,