diff --git a/Source/Editor/Cooker/Steps/DeployDataStep.cpp b/Source/Editor/Cooker/Steps/DeployDataStep.cpp
index 727363846..8306475d1 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Cooker/Steps/DeployDataStep.cpp
+++ b/Source/Editor/Cooker/Steps/DeployDataStep.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ bool DeployDataStep::Perform(CookingData& data)
                     if (FileSystem::DirectoryExists(dstDotnet))
                     {
                         String cachedData;
-                        File::ReadAllText(dotnetCacheFilePath, cachedData);
+                        if (FileSystem::FileExists(dotnetCacheFilePath))
+                            File::ReadAllText(dotnetCacheFilePath, cachedData);
                         if (cachedData != dotnetCachedValue)
                         {
                             FileSystem::DeleteDirectory(dstDotnet);