diff --git a/server/app/workers/run_simulate_data_point.rb b/server/app/workers/run_simulate_data_point.rb
index c6c8ca12b..d9a5a298b 100644
--- a/server/app/workers/run_simulate_data_point.rb
+++ b/server/app/workers/run_simulate_data_point.rb
@@ -344,11 +344,13 @@ def initialize_worker
     # Run the server data_point initialization script with defined arguments, if it exists. Convert CRLF if required
     begin
       Timeout.timeout(600) do
-        exec("find #{analysis_dir}/scripts -type f -print0 | xargs -0 dos2unix")
-        files = Dir.glob("#{analysis_dir}/scripts/worker_initialization/*").select { |f| !f.match(/.*args$/) }.map { |f| File.basename(f) }
-        files.each do |f|
-          @sim_logger.info "Found data point initialization file #{f}."
-          run_file(analysis_dir, 'initialization', f)
+        if File.directory? File.join(analysis_dir, 'scripts')
+          exec("find #{analysis_dir}/scripts -type f -print0 | xargs -0 dos2unix")
+          files = Dir.glob("#{analysis_dir}/scripts/worker_initialization/*").select { |f| !f.match(/.*args$/) }.map { |f| File.basename(f) }
+          files.each do |f|
+            @sim_logger.info "Found data point initialization file #{f}."
+            run_file(analysis_dir, 'initialization', f)
+          end
         end
       end
     rescue => e