diff --git a/app/classes/shared/controller.py b/app/classes/shared/controller.py
index 880ef1e4..20a01337 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/controller.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/controller.py
@@ -256,10 +256,12 @@ class Controller:
     def import_zip_server(self, server_name: str, zip_path: str, server_jar: str, min_mem: int, max_mem: int, port: int):
         server_id = helper.create_uuid()
         new_server_dir = os.path.join(helper.servers_dir, server_id)
-
-        helper.ensure_dir_exists(new_server_dir)
-        with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
-            zip_ref.extractall(new_server_dir)
+        if helper.check_file_perms(zip_path):
+            helper.ensure_dir_exists(new_server_dir)
+            with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
+                zip_ref.extractall(new_server_dir)
+        else:
+            return "false"
 
         full_jar_path = os.path.join(new_server_dir, server_jar)
         server_command = 'java -Xms{}G -Xmx{}G -jar {} nogui'.format(min_mem, max_mem, full_jar_path)
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/helpers.py b/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
index b7c91982..4afe599c 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ class Helpers:
         self.passhasher = PasswordHasher()
         self.exiting = False
 
+    def check_file_perms(self, path):
+        try:
+            fp = open(path, "r").close()
+            logger.info("{} is readable".format(path))
+            return True
+        except PermissionError:
+            return False
+
     def is_file_older_than_x_days(self, file, days=1):
         if self.check_file_exists(file):
             file_time = os.path.getmtime(file)
diff --git a/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py b/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
index fa602545..63843ded 100644
--- a/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
+++ b/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class PanelHandler(BaseHandler):
         }
 
         # if no servers defined, let's go to the build server area
-        if page_data['server_stats']['total'] == 0:
+        if page_data['server_stats']['total'] == 0 and page != "error":
             self.set_status(301)
             self.redirect("/server/step1")
             return False
diff --git a/app/classes/web/server_handler.py b/app/classes/web/server_handler.py
index bffdff6e..66cdc059 100644
--- a/app/classes/web/server_handler.py
+++ b/app/classes/web/server_handler.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class ServerHandler(BaseHandler):
                     return False
 
                 new_server_id = controller.import_zip_server(server_name, import_server_path,import_server_jar, min_mem, max_mem, port)
+                if new_server_id == "false":
+                    self.redirect("/panel/error?error=ZIP file not accessible! You can fix this permissions issue with sudo chown -R crafty:crafty {} And sudo chmod 2775 -R {}".format(import_server_path, import_server_path))
+                    return False
             else:
                 # todo: add server type check here and call the correct server add functions if not a jar
                 new_server_id = controller.create_jar_server(server_parts[0], server_parts[1], server_name, min_mem, max_mem, port)