diff --git a/installer/installer/AMXInstaller.exe b/installer/installer/AMXInstaller.exe
index c915463b..ba4fe21d 100755
Binary files a/installer/installer/AMXInstaller.exe and b/installer/installer/AMXInstaller.exe differ
diff --git a/installer/installer/UnitFunctions.pas b/installer/installer/UnitFunctions.pas
index e803fb47..263f56d7 100755
--- a/installer/installer/UnitFunctions.pas
+++ b/installer/installer/UnitFunctions.pas
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ var eList: TStringList;
     i: integer;
 begin
   eList := TStringList.Create;
-  frmMain.IdFTP.List(eList);
+  try
+    frmMain.IdFTP.List(eList);
+  except
+    // nothing, not an exception?!
+  end;
   frmMain.IdFTP.DirectoryListing.LoadList(eList);
   eList.Clear;
   for i := 0 to frmMain.IdFTP.DirectoryListing.Count -1 do begin
@@ -113,7 +117,11 @@ var eList: TStringList;
     i, eStart: integer;
 begin
   eList := TStringList.Create;
-  frmMain.IdFTP.List(eList, '', True);
+  try
+    frmMain.IdFTP.List(eList, '', True);
+  except
+    // nothing
+  end;
   eStart := 0;
   
 
diff --git a/installer/installer/UnitfrmMain.pas b/installer/installer/UnitfrmMain.pas
index 7fdfedc8..32e7ff65 100755
--- a/installer/installer/UnitfrmMain.pas
+++ b/installer/installer/UnitfrmMain.pas
@@ -209,8 +209,14 @@ begin
       ePath := '/' + CurNode.Text + ePath;
       CurNode := CurNode.Parent;
     until (not Assigned(CurNode));
-    IdFTP.ChangeDir(ePath); 
-    IdFTP.List(eStr, '', False);
+    IdFTP.ChangeDir(ePath);
+
+    try
+      IdFTP.List(eStr, '', False);
+    except
+      // worst "exception" ever. bad indy!
+    end;
+
     if eStr.IndexOf('liblist.gam') = -1 then begin
       MessageBox(Handle, 'Invalid directory. Please select your mod directory and try again.', PChar(Application.Title), MB_ICONWARNING);
       eStr.Free;