diff --git a/image_creator/os_type/__init__.py b/image_creator/os_type/__init__.py
index 19e63fc520bef1164fa90702a7b758c747842ff5..529856996516defa28dd9f4e5f9cdd5a07ac0e0a 100644
--- a/image_creator/os_type/__init__.py
+++ b/image_creator/os_type/__init__.py
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ class OSBase(object):
 
         * exclude: Exclude all files that follow this pattern.
         """
+        if not self.image.g.is_dir(directory):
+            self.out.warn("Directory: `%s' does not exist!" % directory)
+            return
+
         maxdepth = None if 'maxdepth' not in kargs else kargs['maxdepth']
         if maxdepth == 0:
             return
diff --git a/image_creator/os_type/unix.py b/image_creator/os_type/unix.py
index 8779b76632e5ab9b0d4db06297c5bada9c57fb9d..7255f444c7b2f11c6a1b027756c539e2eab9f2e8 100644
--- a/image_creator/os_type/unix.py
+++ b/image_creator/os_type/unix.py
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ class Unix(OSBase):
     def cleanup_mail(self):
         """Remove all files under /var/mail and /var/spool/mail"""
 
-        if self.image.g.is_dir('/var/spool/mail'):
-            self._foreach_file('/var/spool/mail', self.image.g.rm_rf,
-                               maxdepth=1)
+        self._foreach_file('/var/spool/mail', self.image.g.rm_rf, maxdepth=1)
 
         self._foreach_file('/var/mail', self.image.g.rm_rf, maxdepth=1)