diff --git a/app/scripts/storage/storage-file.js b/app/scripts/storage/storage-file.js
index 5788dcd5..355a24dc 100644
--- a/app/scripts/storage/storage-file.js
+++ b/app/scripts/storage/storage-file.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ const StorageFile = StorageBase.extend({
         const ts = this.logger.ts();
 
         const onError = e => {
+            if (e.hasOwnProperty('code') && e.code === 'EISDIR') {
+                e.isDir = true;
+            }
             this.logger.error('Error writing local file', path, e);
             if (callback) {
                 callback(e);
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
index f667a620..bf8e6237 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ const SettingsFileView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 if (err) {
                     let title = '';
                     let description = '';
-                    if (err.hasOwnProperty('code') && err.code === 'EISDIR') {
+                    if (err.isDir) {
                         title = Locale.setFileBackupErrorIsDir;
                         description = Locale.setFileBackupErrorIsDirDescription;
                     } else {