diff --git a/patches/server/Paper-Plugins.patch b/patches/server/Paper-Plugins.patch
index 8792d587e..933f311fd 100644
--- a/patches/server/Paper-Plugins.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Paper-Plugins.patch
@@ -489,9 +489,11 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +
 +        final Path resolvedUpdateDirectory = pluginDirectory.resolve(updateDirectoryName);
 +        if (!Files.isDirectory(resolvedUpdateDirectory)) {
-+            LOGGER.error("Misconfigured update directory!");
-+            LOGGER.error(("Your configured update directory (%s) in bukkit.yml is pointing to a non-directory path. " +
-+                "Disabling auto updating functionality.").formatted(resolvedUpdateDirectory));
++            if (Files.exists(resolvedUpdateDirectory)) {
++                LOGGER.error("Misconfigured update directory!");
++                LOGGER.error("Your configured update directory ({}) in bukkit.yml is pointing to a non-directory path. " +
++                    "Auto updating functionality will not work.", resolvedUpdateDirectory);
++            }
 +            return new PluginInitializerManager(pluginDirectory, null);
 +        }
 +