diff --git a/src/Orchard/FileSystems/VirtualPath/DefaultVirtualPathMonitor.cs b/src/Orchard/FileSystems/VirtualPath/DefaultVirtualPathMonitor.cs
index 308e012e7..5e7aafe9a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/FileSystems/VirtualPath/DefaultVirtualPathMonitor.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/FileSystems/VirtualPath/DefaultVirtualPathMonitor.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ namespace Orchard.FileSystems.VirtualPath {
         }
 
         private void BindSignal(string virtualPath, CacheItemRemovedCallback callback) {
+            if(!HostingEnvironment.VirtualPathProvider.DirectoryExists(virtualPath)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             var cacheDependency = HostingEnvironment.VirtualPathProvider.GetCacheDependency(
                 virtualPath,
                 new[] { virtualPath },