diff --git a/web/index.php b/web/index.php
index 72e6dc8c0..9bb2a8ca8 100644
--- a/web/index.php
+++ b/web/index.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ CORSHeaders();
 // Check for valid content dirs
 if ( !is_writable(ZM_DIR_EVENTS) || !is_writable(ZM_DIR_IMAGES) )
 {
-	Fatal( "Cannot write to content dirs('".ZM_DIR_EVENTS."','".ZM_DIR_IMAGES."').  Check that these exist and are owned by the web account user");
+	Error( "Cannot write to content dirs('".ZM_DIR_EVENTS."','".ZM_DIR_IMAGES."').  Check that these exist and are owned by the web account user");
 }
 
 if ( isset($_REQUEST['view']) )