diff --git a/src/gui/CemuApp.cpp b/src/gui/CemuApp.cpp
index c7a5adaa..c502e8d2 100644
--- a/src/gui/CemuApp.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/CemuApp.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,24 @@ void CemuApp::CreateDefaultFiles(bool first_start)
 }
 
 
+bool CemuApp::TrySelectMLCPath(std::wstring path)
+{
+	if (path.empty())
+		path = ActiveSettings::GetDefaultMLCPath().wstring();
+
+	if (!TestWriteAccess(fs::path{ path }))
+		return false;
+
+	GetConfig().SetMLCPath(path);
+	CemuApp::CreateDefaultFiles();
+
+	// update TitleList and SaveList scanner with new MLC path
+	CafeTitleList::SetMLCPath(path);
+	CafeTitleList::Refresh();
+	CafeSaveList::SetMLCPath(path);
+	CafeSaveList::Refresh();
+	return true;
+}
 
 bool CemuApp::SelectMLCPath(wxWindow* parent)
 {
@@ -394,21 +412,15 @@ bool CemuApp::SelectMLCPath(wxWindow* parent)
 
 		const auto path = path_dialog.GetPath().ToStdWstring();
 
-		if (!TestWriteAccess(fs::path{ path }))
+		if (!TrySelectMLCPath(path))
 		{
 			const auto result = wxMessageBox(_("Cemu can't write to the selected mlc path!\nDo you want to select another path?"), _("Error"), wxYES_NO | wxCENTRE | wxICON_ERROR);
 			if (result == wxYES)
 				continue;
-			
+
 			break;
 		}
 
-		config.SetMLCPath(path);
-		// update TitleList and SaveList scanner with new MLC path
-		CafeTitleList::SetMLCPath(path);
-		CafeTitleList::Refresh();
-		CafeSaveList::SetMLCPath(path);
-		CafeSaveList::Refresh();
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/gui/CemuApp.h b/src/gui/CemuApp.h
index 32504883..f462ec39 100644
--- a/src/gui/CemuApp.h
+++ b/src/gui/CemuApp.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
 	static std::vector<const wxLanguageInfo*> GetAvailableLanguages();
 
 	static void CreateDefaultFiles(bool first_start = false);
+	static bool TrySelectMLCPath(std::wstring path);
 	static bool SelectMLCPath(wxWindow* parent = nullptr);
 
 	static wxString GetConfigPath();
diff --git a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
index 776afc2e..810c147e 100644
--- a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
@@ -1751,7 +1751,6 @@ void GeneralSettings2::OnMLCPathSelect(wxCommandEvent& event)
 	m_mlc_path->SetValue(ActiveSettings::GetMlcPath().generic_string());
 	m_reload_gamelist = true;
 	m_mlc_modified = true;
-	CemuApp::CreateDefaultFiles();
 }
 
 void GeneralSettings2::OnMLCPathChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
@@ -1761,14 +1760,18 @@ void GeneralSettings2::OnMLCPathChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
 
 	if(event.GetKeyCode() == WXK_DELETE || event.GetKeyCode() == WXK_BACK)
 	{
-		m_mlc_path->SetValue(wxEmptyString);
+		std::wstring newPath = L"";
+		if(!CemuApp::TrySelectMLCPath(newPath))
+		{
+			const auto res = wxMessageBox(_("The default MLC path is inaccessible.\nDo you want to select a different path?"), _("Error"), wxYES_NO | wxCENTRE | wxICON_ERROR);
+			if (res == wxYES && CemuApp::SelectMLCPath(this))
+				newPath = ActiveSettings::GetMlcPath().wstring();
+			else
+				return;
+		}
+		m_mlc_path->SetValue(newPath);
 		m_reload_gamelist = true;
-
-		GetConfig().mlc_path = L"";
-		g_config.Save();
 		m_mlc_modified = true;
-		
-		CemuApp::CreateDefaultFiles();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/helpers/helpers.cpp b/src/util/helpers/helpers.cpp
index fefe7985..b556db36 100644
--- a/src/util/helpers/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/util/helpers/helpers.cpp
@@ -280,15 +280,16 @@ uint32_t GetPhysicalCoreCount()
 
 bool TestWriteAccess(const fs::path& p)
 {
+	std::error_code ec;
 	// must be path and must exist
-	if (!fs::exists(p) || !fs::is_directory(p))
+	if (!fs::exists(p, ec) || !fs::is_directory(p, ec))
 		return false;
 
 	// retry 3 times
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
 	{
 		const auto filename = p / fmt::format("_{}.tmp", GenerateRandomString(8));
-		if (fs::exists(filename))
+		if (fs::exists(filename, ec))
 			continue;
 
 		std::ofstream file(filename);
@@ -297,7 +298,6 @@ bool TestWriteAccess(const fs::path& p)
 		
 		file.close();
 
-		std::error_code ec;
 		fs::remove(filename, ec);
 		return true;
 	}