diff --git a/engines/base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transform/base/fs/FileManager.java b/engines/base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transform/base/fs/FileManager.java
index b5cf4f37b..bb1b56312 100644
--- a/engines/base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transform/base/fs/FileManager.java
+++ b/engines/base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transform/base/fs/FileManager.java
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private static File getTempDir()
 
             final File systemTempDir = new File(systemTempDirPath);
             final File tempDir = new File(systemTempDir, dirName);
-            if (!tempDir.exists() && !tempDir.mkdirs())
+            if (!tempDir.exists() && !tempDir.mkdirs() && !tempDir.exists())
             {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temp directory: " + tempDir);
             }