diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/__init__.py b/youtube_dl_gui/__init__.py
index d8c0fe2b..9822e399 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     get_config_path,
     get_locale_file,
     os_path_exists,
+    check_pers,
     YOUTUBEDL_BIN
 )
 
@@ -83,10 +84,16 @@ def main():
     """The real main. Creates and calls the main app windows. """
     youtubedl_path = os.path.join(opt_manager.options["youtubedl_path"], YOUTUBEDL_BIN)
 
+
     app = wx.App()
+    if not check_pers():
+        wx.MessageBox(_("The path:{0} is not writable".format(config_path)), _("Permissions denied"), wx.OK | wx.ICON_ERROR)
+        return False
+
     frame = MainFrame(opt_manager, log_manager)
     frame.Show()
 
+
     if opt_manager.options["disable_update"] and not os_path_exists(youtubedl_path):
         wx.MessageBox(_("Failed to locate youtube-dl and updates are disabled"), _("Error"), wx.OK | wx.ICON_ERROR)
         frame.close()
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/logmanager.py b/youtube_dl_gui/logmanager.py
index 86e5834c..8aa9b86e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/logmanager.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/logmanager.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+
 import os.path
 from time import strftime
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
index 729c0079..104199b3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 import json
 import math
+import errno
 import locale
 import subprocess
 
@@ -193,6 +194,17 @@ def get_config_path():
     return os.path.join(path, __appname__.lower())
 
 
+def check_pers():
+    path = get_config_path()
+    try:
+        with open(path + '/tst.log', 'w') as f:
+            # opened for writing. write to it here
+            return True
+    except IOError as x:
+        if x.errno == errno.EACCES:
+            print('Permissions Denied, check {0}'.format(path))
+            return False
+
 def shutdown_sys(password=None):
     """Shuts down the system.
     Returns True if no errors occur else False.