diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-demo-server.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-demo-server.sh
index b608c20..59e1967 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-demo-server.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-demo-server.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if [ -z "${server_ip}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
+[ -e ${output_dir} ] && sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
 mkdir -p ${output_dir}/etc/mender
 cat <<- EOF > ${output_dir}/etc/mender/mender.conf
 {
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-hosted-server.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-hosted-server.sh
index e73c514..e7abd1e 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-hosted-server.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-hosted-server.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [ -z "${tenant_token}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
+[ -e ${output_dir} ] && sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
 mkdir -p ${output_dir}/etc/mender
 cat <<- EOF > ${output_dir}/etc/mender/mender.conf
 {
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-production-server.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-production-server.sh
index ef70c8d..e0f868f 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-production-server.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-rootfs-overlay-production-server.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if [ -z "${server_url}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
+[ -e ${output_dir} ] && sudo chown -R $(id -u).$(id -g) ${output_dir}
 mkdir -p ${output_dir}/etc/mender
 cat <<- EOF > ${output_dir}/etc/mender/mender.conf
 {