diff --git a/src/disk.sh b/src/disk.sh
index f35a53a..1b888db 100644
--- a/src/disk.sh
+++ b/src/disk.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ SYSTEM="$STORAGE/$BASE.system.img"
 [ ! -s "$SYSTEM" ] && error "Virtual DSM system-image does not exist ($SYSTEM)" && exit 82
 
 if ! setOwner "$BOOT"; then
-  error "Failed to set the owner for \"$BOOT\" !"
+  warn "failed to set the owner for \"$BOOT\" !"
 fi
 
 if ! setOwner "$SYSTEM"; then
-  error "Failed to set the owner for \"$SYSTEM\" !"
+  warn "failed to set the owner for \"$SYSTEM\" !"
 fi
 
 fmt2ext() {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ addDisk () {
 
   if [ -f "$DISK_FILE" ]; then
     if ! setOwner "$DISK_FILE"; then
-      error "Failed to set the owner for \"$DISK_FILE\" !"
+      warn "failed to set the owner for \"$DISK_FILE\" !"
     fi
   fi
 
diff --git a/src/install.sh b/src/install.sh
index 2c243d1..de1f2c1 100644
--- a/src/install.sh
+++ b/src/install.sh
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ if ! touch "$SYSTEM"; then
   error "Could not create file $SYSTEM for the system disk." && exit 98
 fi
 
-! setOwner "$SYSTEM" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$SYSTEM\" !"
+! setOwner "$SYSTEM" && warn "failed to set the owner for \"$SYSTEM\" !"
 
 if [[ "${FS,,}" == "btrfs" ]]; then
   { chattr +C "$SYSTEM"; } || :
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ fakeroot -- bash -c "set -Eeu;\
 
 rm -rf "$MOUNT"
 echo "$BASE" > "$STORAGE/dsm.ver"
-! setOwner "$STORAGE/dsm.ver" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/dsm.ver\" !"
+! setOwner "$STORAGE/dsm.ver" && warn "failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/dsm.ver\" !"
 
 if [[ "$URL" == "file://$STORAGE/$BASE.pat" ]]; then
   rm -f "$PAT"
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -f "$STORAGE/$BASE.pat" ]; then
-  ! setOwner "$STORAGE/$BASE.pat" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/$BASE.pat\" !"
+  ! setOwner "$STORAGE/$BASE.pat" && warn "failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/$BASE.pat\" !"
 fi
 
 mv -f "$BOOT" "$STORAGE/$BASE.boot.img"
-! setOwner "$STORAGE/$BASE.boot.img" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/$BASE.boot.img\" !"
+! setOwner "$STORAGE/$BASE.boot.img" && warn "failed to set the owner for \"$STORAGE/$BASE.boot.img\" !"
 
 rm -rf "$TMP"
 
diff --git a/src/utils.sh b/src/utils.sh
index 8e4ac4e..c0d98d9 100644
--- a/src/utils.sh
+++ b/src/utils.sh
@@ -224,10 +224,16 @@ makeDir() {
   ! mkdir -p "$path" && return 1
 
   dir=$(dirname -- "$path")
-  uid=$(stat -c '%u' "$dir") || return 1
-  gid=$(stat -c '%g' "$dir") || return 1
 
-  ! chown "$uid:$gid" "$path" && return 1
+  if ! uid=$(stat -c '%u' "$dir") || ! gid=$(stat -c '%g' "$dir"); then
+    warn "failed to determine the owner for \"$path\"."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if ! chown "$uid:$gid" "$path"; then
+    warn "failed to set the owner for \"$path\"."
+    return 0
+  fi
 
   return 0
 }