diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/updater/ReleaseManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/updater/ReleaseManager.kt
index f47410ed..bb6b4e9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/updater/ReleaseManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/updater/ReleaseManager.kt
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ class ReleaseManager private constructor(
                     }
 
                     if (!outputDir.renameTo(finalDir)) {
-                        throw IOException("failed to rename resources output directory")
+                        println("Failed to rename temporary directory!")
+                        DownloadUtils.copyDirectory(outputDir, finalDir)
                     }
                 }
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
index f1a082ff..5bb459ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ object DownloadUtils {
             }}
         }
     }
+
+    suspend fun copyDirectory(sourceFile: File, outputFile: File) = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        sourceFile.copyRecursively(
+            outputFile,
+            overwrite = true
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 // based on <https://github.com/square/okhttp/blob/master/samples/guide/src/main/java/okhttp3/recipes/Progress.java>