diff --git a/libraries/portageTools.py b/libraries/portageTools.py
index cb4fb4b8c..4b5085afc 100644
--- a/libraries/portageTools.py
+++ b/libraries/portageTools.py
@@ -915,13 +915,12 @@ def getInstalledPackages():
     dbDirs = os.listdir(appDbDir)
     installedAtoms = []
     for pkgsdir in dbDirs:
-	if os.path.isdir(pkgsdir):
-	    pkgdir = os.listdir(appDbDir+pkgsdir)
-	    for pdir in pkgdir:
-	        pkgcat = pkgsdir.split("/")[len(pkgsdir.split("/"))-1]
-	        pkgatom = pkgcat+"/"+pdir
-	        if pkgatom.find("-MERGING-") == -1:
-	            installedAtoms.append(pkgatom)
+	pkgdir = os.listdir(appDbDir+pkgsdir)
+	for pdir in pkgdir:
+	    pkgcat = pkgsdir.split("/")[len(pkgsdir.split("/"))-1]
+	    pkgatom = pkgcat+"/"+pdir
+	    if pkgatom.find("-MERGING-") == -1:
+	        installedAtoms.append(pkgatom)
     return installedAtoms, len(installedAtoms)
 
 def packageSearch(keyword):