1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/install/install_install.php b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
index b6bf1dd03d..ba80f40eb2 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/install_install.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
@@ -416,11 +416,12 @@ class install_install extends module
 			$fp = @fopen($phpbb_root_path . $dir . 'test_lock', 'wb');
 			if ($fp !== false)
 			{
-				@unlink($phpbb_root_path . $dir . 'test_lock');
 				$write = true;
 			}
 			@fclose($fp);
 
+			@unlink($phpbb_root_path . $dir . 'test_lock');
+
 			$passed['files'] = ($exists && $write && $passed['files']) ? true : false;
 
 			$exists = ($exists) ? '<b style="color:green">' . $lang['FOUND'] . '</b>' : '<b style="color:red">' . $lang['NOT_FOUND'] . '</b>';