diff --git a/src/ts/server/settings.ts b/src/ts/server/settings.ts
index 507403a..ff0aae0 100644
--- a/src/ts/server/settings.ts
+++ b/src/ts/server/settings.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function loadSettings() {
 			try {
 				await mkdirAsync(paths.pathTo('settings'));
 			} catch (e2) {
-				if (e2.code !== 'EEXIST') console.error('Failed to create settings directory: ' + e2);
+				if (e2.code !== 'EEXIST') throw e;
 			}
 		} else {
 			console.error('Error reading settings file: ' + e);
diff --git a/src/ts/server/stats.ts b/src/ts/server/stats.ts
index 0b282e6..e541476 100644
--- a/src/ts/server/stats.ts
+++ b/src/ts/server/stats.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class StatsTracker {
 			try {
 				fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(this.statsPath), { recursive: true });
 			} catch (e) {
-				if (e.code !== 'EEXIST') console.error('Failed to create stats directory: ' + e);
+				if (e.code !== 'EEXIST') throw e;
 			}
 			fs.writeFileSync(this.statsPath, encodeCSV(statsHeaders), { encoding: 'utf8' });
 		}