diff --git a/template_editor/edit_layout.php b/template_editor/edit_layout.php
index da6fc891..ace5f953 100644
--- a/template_editor/edit_layout.php
+++ b/template_editor/edit_layout.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     header('Location: index.php');
     exit;
 }
-if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type)){
+if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type) || !is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/')){
     $msg->addWarning('TEMPLATE_DIR_NOT_WRITABLE');
     $temp_unwritable = TRUE;
 }else{
diff --git a/template_editor/edit_page.php b/template_editor/edit_page.php
index d34248b2..88d04a77 100644
--- a/template_editor/edit_page.php
+++ b/template_editor/edit_page.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 $type = "page_templates";
 $template=$_GET['temp'];
 // non existing template name
-if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type)){
+if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type)|| !is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/')){
     $msg->addWarning('TEMPLATE_DIR_NOT_WRITABLE');
     $temp_unwritable = TRUE;
 }else{
diff --git a/template_editor/edit_structure.php b/template_editor/edit_structure.php
index a2fe9595..b29f18fc 100644
--- a/template_editor/edit_structure.php
+++ b/template_editor/edit_structure.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     Header('Location: index.php');
     exit;
 }
-if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type)){
+if(!is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/'.$type) || !is_writable($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_base_path.'templates/')){
     $msg->addWarning('TEMPLATE_DIR_NOT_WRITABLE');
     $temp_unwritable = TRUE;
 }else{