diff --git a/app/sprinkles/core/src/Util/CheckEnvironment.php b/app/sprinkles/core/src/Util/CheckEnvironment.php
index fce19bfc7..486977c66 100644
--- a/app/sprinkles/core/src/Util/CheckEnvironment.php
+++ b/app/sprinkles/core/src/Util/CheckEnvironment.php
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ public function checkAll()
             $problemsFound = true;
         }
 
+        if ($this->checkDirectories()) {
+            $problemsFound = true;
+            // Skip checkPermissions() if the required directories do not exist.
+            return $problemsFound;
+        }
+
         if ($this->checkPermissions()) {
             $problemsFound = true;
         }
@@ -257,6 +263,39 @@ public function checkPdo()
         return $problemsFound;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check that log, cache, and session directories exist.
+     */
+    public function checkDirectories()
+    {
+        $problemsFound = false;
+
+        $directoryPaths = [
+            'logs'     => $this->locator->findResource('log://'),
+            'cache'    => $this->locator->findResource('cache://'),
+            'sessions' => $this->locator->findResource('session://')
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($directoryPaths as $directory => $path) {
+            if ($path == null) {
+                $problemsFound = true;
+                $this->resultsFailed['directory-' . $directory] = [
+                'title'   => "<i class='fa fa-file-o fa-fw'></i> A required directory was not found.",
+                'message' => "Please check that <code>userfrosting/app/$directory</code> exists.",
+                'success' => false
+            ];
+            } else {
+                $this->resultsSuccess['directory-' . $directory] = [
+                  'title'   => "<i class='fa fa-file-o fa-fw'></i> File/directory check passed!",
+                  'message' => "<code>userfrosting/app/$directory</code> exists.",
+                  'success' => true
+              ];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $problemsFound;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check that log, cache, and session directories are writable, and that other directories are set appropriately for the environment.
      */
@@ -280,19 +319,10 @@ public function checkPermissions()
 
         // Check for essential files & perms
         foreach ($shouldBeWriteable as $file => $assertWriteable) {
-            $is_dir = false;
-            if (!file_exists($file)) {
+            $writeable = is_writable($file);
+            if ($assertWriteable !== $writeable) {
                 $problemsFound = true;
                 $this->resultsFailed['file-' . $file] = [
-                    'title'   => "<i class='fa fa-file-o fa-fw'></i> File or directory does not exist.",
-                    'message' => "We could not find the file or directory <code>$file</code>.",
-                    'success' => false
-                ];
-            } else {
-                $writeable = is_writable($file);
-                if ($assertWriteable !== $writeable) {
-                    $problemsFound = true;
-                    $this->resultsFailed['file-' . $file] = [
                         'title'   => "<i class='fa fa-file-o fa-fw'></i> Incorrect permissions for file or directory.",
                         'message' => "<code>$file</code> is "
                             . ($writeable ? 'writeable' : 'not writeable')
@@ -303,15 +333,14 @@ public function checkPermissions()
                             . ($assertWriteable ? 'has' : 'does not have') . ' write permissions for this directory.',
                         'success' => false
                     ];
-                } else {
-                    $this->resultsSuccess['file-' . $file] = [
+            } else {
+                $this->resultsSuccess['file-' . $file] = [
                         'title'   => "<i class='fa fa-file-o fa-fw'></i> File/directory check passed!",
                         'message' => "<code>$file</code> exists and is correctly set as <b>"
                             . ($writeable ? 'writeable' : 'not writeable')
                             . '</b>.',
                         'success' => true
                     ];
-                }
             }
         }