diff --git a/src/warden-server/sh/install.sh b/src/warden-server/sh/install.sh
index 32c1bea48d0ff87852b3913c467156b099b4a7eb..c0656c59b9d6f579a3d5c870eba2452da7412c82 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/sh/install.sh
+++ b/src/warden-server/sh/install.sh
@@ -175,12 +175,18 @@ createManifest()
 
 createSymlinks()
 {
-	echo "Creating symbolic links to $symbin ..."
-	for file in "${bin}/"*
-	do
-		echo "- creating symlink: ${symbin}/${file##*/} -> $file"
-		ln -s "$file" "${symbin}/${file##*/}" 2>/dev/null
-	done
+	echo -n "Creating symbolic links to $symbin ..."
+	if [[ -d $symbin && -w $symbin ]]; then
+		echo "OK"
+		for file in "${bin}/"*
+		do
+			echo "- creating symlink: ${symbin}/${file##*/} -> $file"
+			ln -s "$file" "${symbin}/${file##*/}" 2>/dev/null
+		done
+	else
+		echo "FAILED!"
+	fi
+
 }