diff --git a/src/etc/inc/rrd.inc b/src/etc/inc/rrd.inc
index 6010c0e1e6..7f85fe8a3c 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/rrd.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/rrd.inc
@@ -1070,7 +1070,9 @@ EOD;
 
 	$databases = glob("{$rrddbpath}/*.rrd");
 	foreach ($databases as $database) {
-		chown($database, "nobody");
+		if (file_exists($database)) {
+			chown($database, "nobody");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (platform_booting()) {