diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/ChromiumBookmarkLoader.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/ChromiumBookmarkLoader.cs
index 66be08903..e859976bd 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/ChromiumBookmarkLoader.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/ChromiumBookmarkLoader.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,17 @@ public abstract class ChromiumBookmarkLoader : IBookmarkLoader
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            File.Delete(tempDbPath);
+            try
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(tempDbPath))
+                {
+                    File.Delete(tempDbPath);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex1)
+            {
+                Main._context.API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to delete temporary favicon DB: {tempDbPath}", ex1);
+            }
             Main._context.API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to copy favicon DB: {dbPath}", ex);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs
index 9ad31ad14..155069495 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ public class Main : ISettingProvider, IPlugin, IReloadable, IPluginI18n, IContex
             context.CurrentPluginMetadata.PluginCacheDirectoryPath,
             "FaviconCache");
 
-        FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(_faviconCacheDir);
-
         LoadBookmarksIfEnabled();
     }
 
@@ -50,6 +48,9 @@ public class Main : ISettingProvider, IPlugin, IReloadable, IPluginI18n, IContex
             return;
         }
 
+        // Validate the cache directory before loading all bookmarks because Flow needs this directory to storage favicons
+        FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(_faviconCacheDir);
+
         _cachedBookmarks = BookmarkLoader.LoadAllBookmarks(_settings);
         _ = MonitorRefreshQueueAsync();
         _initialized = true;