diff --git a/admin/views/compiler/view.html.php b/admin/views/compiler/view.html.php
index 31f5bc1d1..d19ce284f 100644
--- a/admin/views/compiler/view.html.php
+++ b/admin/views/compiler/view.html.php
@@ -638,13 +638,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewCompiler extends HtmlView
 				foreach (ComponentbuilderHelper::$uk_components[$class] as $name)
 				{
 					// check if the CSS file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
 					{
 						// load the css.
 						Html::_('stylesheet', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css', ['version' => 'auto']);
 					}
 					// check if the JavaScript file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
 					{
 						// load the js.
 						Html::_('script', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js', ['version' => 'auto'], ['type' => 'text/javascript', 'async' => 'async']);
diff --git a/admin/views/get_snippets/view.html.php b/admin/views/get_snippets/view.html.php
index 69a64ae6c..c3b5bbfbd 100644
--- a/admin/views/get_snippets/view.html.php
+++ b/admin/views/get_snippets/view.html.php
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewGet_snippets extends HtmlView
 				foreach (ComponentbuilderHelper::$uk_components[$class] as $name)
 				{
 					// check if the CSS file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
 					{
 						// load the css.
 						Html::_('stylesheet', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css', ['version' => 'auto']);
 					}
 					// check if the JavaScript file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
 					{
 						// load the js.
 						Html::_('script', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js', ['version' => 'auto'], ['type' => 'text/javascript', 'async' => 'async']);
diff --git a/admin/views/search/view.html.php b/admin/views/search/view.html.php
index e492287a6..5ebb3befd 100644
--- a/admin/views/search/view.html.php
+++ b/admin/views/search/view.html.php
@@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 				foreach (ComponentbuilderHelper::$uk_components[$class] as $name)
 				{
 					// check if the CSS file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
 					{
 						// load the css.
 						Html::_('stylesheet', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css', ['version' => 'auto']);
 					}
 					// check if the JavaScript file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
+					if (@file_exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
 					{
 						// load the js.
 						Html::_('script', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js', ['version' => 'auto'], ['type' => 'text/javascript', 'async' => 'async']);