diff --git a/apps/user_webfinger/appinfo/install.php b/apps/user_webfinger/appinfo/install.php
index 079043cd10..f570a3a249 100644
--- a/apps/user_webfinger/appinfo/install.php
+++ b/apps/user_webfinger/appinfo/install.php
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ $appInfoDir = __DIR__;
 $thisAppDir = dirname($appInfoDir);
 $appsDir = dirname($thisAppDir);
 $ownCloudDir = dirname($appsDir);
-symlink($thisAppDir, $ownCloudDir.'/.well-known');
+@symlink($thisAppDir, $ownCloudDir.'/.well-known');