diff --git a/EESSI-extend-easybuild.eb b/EESSI-extend-easybuild.eb
index 250191c0..c8be0660 100644
--- a/EESSI-extend-easybuild.eb
+++ b/EESSI-extend-easybuild.eb
@@ -143,9 +143,21 @@ elseif eessi_site_install then
     LmodError("You cannot use EESSI_SITE_INSTALL in combination with any other EESSI_*_INSTALL environment variables")
   end
   easybuild_installpath = os.getenv("EESSI_SITE_SOFTWARE_PATH")
+  -- Check that the plain EESSI_SITE_SOFTWARE_PATH exists
+  if not isDir(easybuild_installpath) then
+      installpath_warning = "The location of EESSI_SITE_SOFTWARE_PATH (" .. easybuild_installpath .. ") does not exist or is not a directory. "
+      installpath_warning = installpath_warning .. "If you have sufficient permissions this location will be created, otherwise you will run into errors."
+      LmodWarning(installpath_warning)
+  end
   -- Enforce accelerator subdirectory usage for site installs (only if an accelerator install is requested)
   if (eessi_accelerator_target ~= nil) and (cuda_compute_capability ~= nil) and (os.getenv("EESSI_ACCELERATOR_INSTALL") ~= nil) then
       easybuild_installpath = pathJoin(easybuild_installpath, eessi_accelerator_target)
+      -- Check that the EESSI_SITE_SOFTWARE_PATH with eessi_accelerator_target prefix exists
+      if not isDir(easybuild_installpath) then
+      installpath_warning = "The location of EESSI_SITE_SOFTWARE_PATH (" .. easybuild_installpath .. ") does not exist or is not a directory. "
+      installpath_warning = installpath_warning .. "If you have sufficient permissions this location will be created, otherwise you will run into errors."
+      LmodWarning(installpath_warning)
+      end
   end
 else
   -- Deal with user and project installs