diff --git a/include/functions_installer.inc.php b/include/functions_installer.inc.php
index 3b7cb14e..c975296c 100644
--- a/include/functions_installer.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_installer.inc.php
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ function serendipity_parseTemplate($filename, $areas = null, $onlyFlags=null) {
     }
 
     $config = @include($filename);
+    if (! is_array($config)) {
+    	echo "<b>Error reading: " . $filename . "</b><br/>Perhaps the Webserver can't access the file?<br/>";
+    }
 
     foreach ( $config as $n => $category ) {
         /* If $areas is an array, we filter out those categories, not within the array */