diff --git a/.github/scripts/install-arduino-ide.sh b/.github/scripts/install-arduino-ide.sh
index acf4695..7950a49 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/install-arduino-ide.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/install-arduino-ide.sh
@@ -110,9 +110,13 @@ function build_sketch(){ # build_sketch <fqbn> <path-to-ino> [extra-options]
 function count_sketches() # count_sketches <examples-path>
 {
 	local examples="$1"
+    rm -rf sketches.txt
+	if [ ! -d "$examples" ]; then
+		touch sketches.txt
+		return 0
+	fi
     local sketches=$(find $examples -name *.ino)
     local sketchnum=0
-    rm -rf sketches.txt
     for sketch in $sketches; do
         local sketchdir=$(dirname $sketch)
         local sketchdirname=$(basename $sketchdir)
diff --git a/.github/scripts/install-platformio.sh b/.github/scripts/install-platformio.sh
index eb22a74..61c94fe 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/install-platformio.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/install-platformio.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ function build_pio_sketch(){ # build_pio_sketch <board> <path-to-ino>
 
 function count_sketches() # count_sketches <examples-path>
 {
-	local examples="$1"
+    local examples="$1"
+    rm -rf sketches.txt
+    if [ ! -d "$examples" ]; then
+        touch sketches.txt
+        return 0
+    fi
     local sketches=$(find $examples -name *.ino)
     local sketchnum=0
-    rm -rf sketches.txt
     for sketch in $sketches; do
         local sketchdir=$(dirname $sketch)
         local sketchdirname=$(basename $sketchdir)