diff --git a/Initializer.php b/Initializer.php
index 17837c7..578f083 100755
--- a/Initializer.php
+++ b/Initializer.php
@@ -439,18 +439,18 @@
             $root = $this->getRoot();
             foreach ($paths as $writable) {
                 $fullPath = "$root/$writable";
-                if (is_dir($fullPath)) {
+                if (is_dir($fullPath) || is_file($fullPath)) {
                     if (@chmod($fullPath, 0777)) {
                         echo $this->formatMessage(
                                 "  ***** Set writable $writable (chmod 0777)",
                                 [ 'fg-yellow' ]
                             ) . "\n";
                     } else {
-                        $this->printError("Operation chmod not permitted for directory $writable.");
+                        $this->printError("Operation chmod not permitted for directory or file $writable.");
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (!@mkdir($fullPath, 0777, true)) {
-                        $this->printError("Directory $writable does not exist and cannot be created.");
+                        $this->printError("Directory or file $writable does not exist and cannot be created.");
                     }
                 }
             }
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