diff --git a/worker.cpp b/worker.cpp
index 2cbe08a..51035bf 100644
--- a/worker.cpp
+++ b/worker.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ bool Worker::isRepositoryCorrupted() {
             Utils::printCriticalErrorMsg("CORRUPTED CUSTOMER REPOSITORY .GIT DOES NOT EXIST");
             return true;
         }
+        QDir customerRepositoryEtc(QDir::cleanPath(m_customerRepository + QDir::separator() + "etc/"));
+        if (!customerRepositoryEtc.exists()) {
+            // should never happen
+            Utils::printCriticalErrorMsg(QString("CORRUPTED CUSTOMER REPOSITORY %1/etc DOES NOT EXIST").arg(m_customerRepository));
+            return true;
+        }
     }
     return false;
 }