diff --git a/src/foraging_gui/Foraging.py b/src/foraging_gui/Foraging.py
index 27f08ebbf..534c1f7db 100644
--- a/src/foraging_gui/Foraging.py
+++ b/src/foraging_gui/Foraging.py
@@ -1087,6 +1087,12 @@ def _check_drop_frames(self, save_tag=1):
                     self.to_check_drop_frames = 0
                     return
 
+                if not os.path.is_dir(video_folder):
+                    self.trigger_length=0
+                    self.to_check_drop_frames=0
+                    logging.warning('Hit unexpected edge case, no video folder, but video trigger file exists')
+                    return
+
                 # Inspect contents of video_folder to determine structure
                 entries = os.listdir(video_folder)
                 csv_files = [f for f in entries if f.endswith(".csv")]