diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/MergedCourseContainer.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/MergedCourseContainer.java
index 5f58db6d535b1531b683ac04deabd34c19308267..6178f9e0a9027886ae7d0edf2dd0e1bb7553d22b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/MergedCourseContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/MergedCourseContainer.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class MergedCourseContainer extends MergeSource {
 			} else {
 				VFSContainer courseBase = course.getCourseBaseContainer();
 				rootFolder = (VFSContainer) courseBase.resolve("/coursefolder" + subpath);
-				if(rootFolder.getLocalSecurityCallback() != null) {
+				if(rootFolder != null && rootFolder.getLocalSecurityCallback() != null) {
 					SubscriptionContext subContext = CourseModule.createSubscriptionContext(course.getCourseEnvironment(), bcNode);
 					rootFolder.setLocalSecurityCallback(new OverrideSubscriptionSecurityCallback(rootFolder.getLocalSecurityCallback(), subContext));
 				}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/BCCourseNodeEditForm.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/BCCourseNodeEditForm.java
index 56131f0c3238effb2704819cbe11def1317fae0d..222987871e9224d243165281fd80e70078eb0db8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/BCCourseNodeEditForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/BCCourseNodeEditForm.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 	private FormLink createFolder;
 	private BCCourseNodeEditCreateFolderForm createFolderForm;
 	private FormItem sharedFolderWarning, sharedFolderInfo;
+	private FormItem linkedFolderWarning;
 	private BCCourseNodeEditChooseFolderForm chooseForm;
 
 	public BCCourseNodeEditForm(UserRequest ureq, WindowControl wControl, BCCourseNode bcNode, ICourse course) {
@@ -89,12 +90,16 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 		sharedFolderWarning = uifactory.createSimpleErrorText("warning", translate("warning.no.sharedfolder"));
 		formLayout.add(sharedFolderWarning);
 
+		linkedFolderWarning = uifactory.createSimpleErrorText("warning2", translate("warning.no.linkedfolder"));
+		formLayout.add(linkedFolderWarning);
+
 		boolean isAuto = node.getModuleConfiguration().getBooleanSafe(BCCourseNodeEditController.CONFIG_AUTO_FOLDER);
 
 		if(isAuto){
 			folderTargetChoose.select("autoPath", true);
 			subPath.setVisible(false);
 			sharedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
+			linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
 		}else{
 			folderTargetChoose.select("pathChoose", false);
 			String subpath = node.getModuleConfiguration().getStringValue(BCCourseNodeEditController.CONFIG_SUBPATH);
@@ -110,6 +115,12 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 				sharedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
 			}
 
+			if(isLinkedFolderNotPresent()){
+				linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(true);
+			}else{
+				linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
+			}
+
 
 		}
 		if(node.isSharedFolder()) {
@@ -137,6 +148,7 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 	protected void formInnerEvent(UserRequest ureq, FormItem source, FormEvent event) {
 		if(folderTargetChoose.isSelected(0)){
 			sharedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
+			linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
 		}else{
 			if(isSharedfolderNotPresent()){
 				sharedFolderWarning.setVisible(true);
@@ -148,6 +160,11 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 			}else{
 				sharedFolderInfo.setVisible(false);
 			}
+			if(isLinkedFolderNotPresent()){
+				linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(true);
+			}else{
+				linkedFolderWarning.setVisible(false);
+			}
 		}
 		if(source == folderTargetChoose){
 			subPath.setVisible(folderTargetChoose.isSelected(1));
@@ -276,4 +293,10 @@ public class BCCourseNodeEditForm extends FormBasicController implements Control
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	private boolean isLinkedFolderNotPresent(){
+		VFSContainer courseBase = course.getCourseBaseContainer();
+		String subpath = node.getModuleConfiguration().getStringValue(BCCourseNodeEditController.CONFIG_SUBPATH);
+		VFSContainer rootFolder = (VFSContainer) courseBase.resolve("/coursefolder" + subpath);
+		return rootFolder == null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
index 3f5aefadcb18127696fcb769bf145f9f0d6ec4ad..7b2362f51edff8a4cfa7eddba72a9787df16219b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ createPath=Zu erstellender Pfad
 createButton=Ordner erstellen
 warning.no.sharedfolder=Der konfigurierte Ressourcenordner ist nicht mehr verf\u00FCgbar
 info.sharedfolder=F\u00fcr den Ressourcenordner erhalten Kursmitglieder im Kurs nur Leserechte.
+warning.no.linkedfolder=Der angegebene Ordner existiert nicht im Ablageordner.
 chooseFolder=Ordner w\u00E4hlen
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
index a4886002c166afd052754649c88422e2a0e5b685..343b3f73c3cf8a659fcb2b79ae7eaed04107b02f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/bc/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ subPathLab.dummy=There is no folder configured yet
 subPathLab.label=File path
 title_bc=Folder
 warn.folderdelete=Warning\: all the files of the folder will be deleted.
+warning.no.linkedfolder=The configured folder is not available in the course storage folder.
 warning.no.sharedfolder=The configured resourcefolder is not available anymore\!