diff --git a/apps/ui/scripts/prepare-server.mjs b/apps/ui/scripts/prepare-server.mjs
index 182ab20c..db92b385 100644
--- a/apps/ui/scripts/prepare-server.mjs
+++ b/apps/ui/scripts/prepare-server.mjs
@@ -119,11 +119,19 @@ const nodeModulesAutomaker = join(BUNDLE_DIR, 'node_modules', '@automaker');
 for (const pkgName of LOCAL_PACKAGES) {
   const pkgDir = pkgName.replace('@automaker/', '');
   const nmPkgPath = join(nodeModulesAutomaker, pkgDir);
-  if (existsSync(nmPkgPath) && lstatSync(nmPkgPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
-    const realPath = resolve(BUNDLE_DIR, 'libs', pkgDir);
-    rmSync(nmPkgPath);
-    cpSync(realPath, nmPkgPath, { recursive: true });
-    console.log(`   ✓ Replaced symlink: ${pkgName}`);
+  try {
+    // lstatSync does not follow symlinks, allowing us to check for broken ones
+    if (lstatSync(nmPkgPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
+      const realPath = resolve(BUNDLE_DIR, 'libs', pkgDir);
+      rmSync(nmPkgPath);
+      cpSync(realPath, nmPkgPath, { recursive: true });
+      console.log(`   ✓ Replaced symlink: ${pkgName}`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // If the path doesn't exist, lstatSync throws ENOENT. We can safely ignore this.
+    if (error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/platform/src/system-paths.ts b/libs/platform/src/system-paths.ts
index 676f8ee0..0d900dfa 100644
--- a/libs/platform/src/system-paths.ts
+++ b/libs/platform/src/system-paths.ts
@@ -752,9 +752,7 @@ export function electronUserDataWriteFileSync(
   const fullPath = path.join(electronUserDataPath, relativePath);
   // Ensure parent directory exists (may not exist on first launch)
   const dir = path.dirname(fullPath);
-  if (!fsSync.existsSync(dir)) {
-    fsSync.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-  }
+  fsSync.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
   fsSync.writeFileSync(fullPath, data, options);
 }