diff --git a/src/upgrades/3.8.0/user-upload-folders.js b/src/upgrades/3.8.0/user-upload-folders.js
index 33ac16e427..fbacbc64c4 100644
--- a/src/upgrades/3.8.0/user-upload-folders.js
+++ b/src/upgrades/3.8.0/user-upload-folders.js
@@ -17,17 +17,12 @@ module.exports = {
 		const { progress } = this;
 
 		const folder = path.join(nconf.get('upload_path'), 'profile');
-
+		await mkdirp(folder);
 		const userPicRegex = /^\d+-profile/;
-		let files = [];
-		try {
-			files = (await fs.promises.readdir(folder, { withFileTypes: true }))
-				.filter(item => !item.isDirectory() && String(item.name).match(userPicRegex))
-				.map(item => item.name);
-		} catch (err) {
-			console.error(err.stack);
-			return;
-		}
+
+		const files = (await fs.promises.readdir(folder, { withFileTypes: true }))
+			.filter(item => !item.isDirectory() && String(item.name).match(userPicRegex))
+			.map(item => item.name);
 
 		progress.total = files.length;
 		await batch.processArray(files, async (files) => {