diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index aa7df4c2d9c..3819cda71a0 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -326,14 +326,21 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 					const SIX_DAYS = 518400000;
 					const now = new Date();
 					if (now.getDay() === MONDAY) {
-						const { statSync, utimesSync } = require("fs");
+						const {
+							access,
+							constants,
+							statSync,
+							utimesSync,
+						} = require("fs");
 						const lastPrint = statSync(openCollectivePath).atime;
 						const lastPrintTS = new Date(lastPrint).getTime();
 						const timeSinceLastPrint = now.getTime() - lastPrintTS;
 						if (timeSinceLastPrint > SIX_DAYS) {
 							require(openCollectivePath);
 							// On windows we need to manually update the atime
-							utimesSync(openCollectivePath, now, now);
+							access(openCollectivePath, constants.W_OK, (e) => {
+								if (!e) utimesSync(openCollectivePath, now, now);
+							});
 						}
 					}
 				}