diff --git a/glasnost-web/code/webhandler.py b/glasnost-web/code/webhandler.py
index 5cb0e112..588dca82 100644
--- a/glasnost-web/code/webhandler.py
+++ b/glasnost-web/code/webhandler.py
@@ -591,11 +591,12 @@ class Application(applications.Application):
         # Handle web cache.
         reqCache = None
         if sessionToken is None:
-            reqCache = RequestCache(req, languages[0])
+            try:
+                reqCache = RequestCache(req, languages[0])
+            except OSError:
+                reqCache = None
             reqCache.cacheTime = context.getVar('cacheTime')
             if not virtualHost.cacheFiles:
-                reqCache.caching = -1
-                modTime = reqCache.checkDepends()
                 reqCache = None
             else:
                 req.headers_out['Expires'] = reqCache.getExpires()
@@ -1318,7 +1319,11 @@ class RequestCache:
                 context.getVar('varDirectoryPath'), 'webcache',
                 context.getVar('virtualHost').hostName)
         if not os.path.exists(self.cacheDirectoryPath):
-            os.mkdir(self.cacheDirectoryPath)
+            try:
+                os.mkdir(self.cacheDirectoryPath)
+            except OSError:
+                return
+
         self.cacheFilePath = os.path.join(
                 self.cacheDirectoryPath,
                 self.getCacheFileName(language))