diff --git a/core/HTTP.php b/core/HTTP.php
index 396d69a0d..be29bf28e 100644
--- a/core/HTTP.php
+++ b/core/HTTP.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class HTTP {
 	 * Load the mime-type data from the system file
 	 */
 	static function loadMimeTypes() {
-		if(file_exists('/etc/mime.types')) {
+		if(@file_exists('/etc/mime.types')) {
 			$mimeTypes = file('/etc/mime.types');
 			foreach($mimeTypes as $typeSpec) {
 				if(($typeSpec = trim($typeSpec)) && substr($typeSpec,0,1) != "#") {
@@ -342,4 +342,4 @@ class HTTP {
 }
 
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>