diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/installStorage.php b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/installStorage.php
index f99a4e2ee..2f719206c 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/installStorage.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/install/installStorage.php
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ if (!camp_db_table_exists($CC_CONFIG['prefTable'])) {
 // Install storage directories
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 foreach (array('storageDir', 'bufferDir', 'transDir', 'accessDir', 'pearPath', 'cronDir') as $d) {
-    $rp = realpath($CC_CONFIG[$d]);
+    $rp = file_exists($CC_CONFIG[$d]);
     if ( $rp === FALSE ) {
         echo " * Creating directory ".$CC_CONFIG[$d]."...";
         mkdir($CC_CONFIG[$d], 02775);
         echo "done.\n";
         $rp = realpath($CC_CONFIG[$d]);
     } else {
-        echo " * Skipping: directory already exists: $rp\n";
+        echo " * Skipping: directory already exists: ".$CC_CONFIG[$d]."\n";
     }
     $CC_CONFIG[$d] = $rp;
 }
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ $cron->ct->addCron('*/2', '*', '*', '*', '*', realpath("{$CC_CONFIG['cronDir']}/
 $cron->closeCrontab();
 echo "done.\n";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>