diff --git a/admin/admin_sitemap.php b/admin/admin_sitemap.php
index cb5b093fc..b8f2890b0 100644
--- a/admin/admin_sitemap.php
+++ b/admin/admin_sitemap.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(request_var('submit', '')) {
 }
 
 $s_mess = $lang['SITEMAP_CREATED'].': <b>'.bb_date($new['sitemap_time'], $bb_cfg['post_date_format']).'</b> '.$lang['SITEMAP_AVAILABLE'].': <a href="'.make_url('sitemap.xml').'" target="_blank">'.make_url('sitemap.xml').'</a>';
-$message = (file_exists(BB_ROOT. "/internal_data/sitemap/sitemap.xml")) ? $s_mess : $lang['SITEMAP_NOT_CREATED'];
+$message = (@file_exists(BB_ROOT. "/internal_data/sitemap/sitemap.xml")) ? $s_mess : $lang['SITEMAP_NOT_CREATED'];
 
 $template->assign_vars(array(
 	'STATIC_SITEMAP' => $new['static_sitemap'],