diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx
index 39de696765..202e256622 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
     <cc1:Pane id="installationCompleted" Text="Installation completed" runat="server" Visible="false">
         <p>Installation completed succesfully</p>
     </cc1:Pane>
+    
+    <cc1:Pane id="InstallationDirectoryNotAvailable" Text="Unable to install" runat="server" Visible="false">
+        <p>We can not install starterkits when the install directory is not present.</p>
+    </cc1:Pane>
+      
+
   </cc1:UmbracoPanel>
 
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.cs
index fdfb4fd3b5..0352406992 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ using Umbraco.Web.UI.Pages;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages
 {
+    using System.IO;
+
     public partial class StarterKits : UmbracoEnsuredPage
-	{
+    {
 
         protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
@@ -22,6 +24,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages
 
         private void ShowStarterKits()
         {
+            if (Directory.Exists(this.Server.MapPath(SystemDirectories.Install)) == false)
+            {
+                this.InstallationDirectoryNotAvailable.Visible = true;
+                StarterKitNotInstalled.Visible = false;
+                StarterKitInstalled.Visible = false;
+            
+                return;
+            }
+
+
             var starterkitsctrl = (LoadStarterKits)LoadControl(SystemDirectories.Install + "/steps/Skinning/loadStarterKits.ascx");
             starterkitsctrl.StarterKitInstalled += StarterkitsctrlStarterKitInstalled;
 
@@ -29,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages
 
             StarterKitNotInstalled.Visible = true;
             StarterKitInstalled.Visible = false;
+            InstallationDirectoryNotAvailable.Visible = true;
 
         }
 
@@ -64,5 +77,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages
             installationCompleted.Visible = true;
         }
 
-	}
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.designer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.designer.cs
index 67252e6b62..efc1a04906 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.designer.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/developer/Packages/StarterKits.aspx.designer.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
     
     
-    public partial class StarterKits 
-    {
+    public partial class StarterKits {
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// JsInclude1 control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::ClientDependency.Core.Controls.JsInclude JsInclude1;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Panel1 control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.UmbracoPanel Panel1;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// fb control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.Feedback fb;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// StarterKitInstalled control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.Pane StarterKitInstalled;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// ph_skins control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder ph_skins;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// StarterKitNotInstalled control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.Pane StarterKitNotInstalled;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// ph_starterkits control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder ph_starterkits;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// installationCompleted control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -83,5 +83,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Umbraco.Developer.Packages {
         /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
         /// </remarks>
         protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.Pane installationCompleted;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// InstallationDirectoryNotAvailable control.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Auto-generated field.
+        /// To modify move field declaration from designer file to code-behind file.
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected global::umbraco.uicontrols.Pane InstallationDirectoryNotAvailable;
     }
 }