diff --git a/include/error.h b/include/error.h
index c3f439e..57f0d03 100644
--- a/include/error.h
+++ b/include/error.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ typedef enum lm_error {
   LM_ERR_InstallSaveFail       = 138,
   LM_ERR_FailMkdir             = 139,
   LM_ERR_NotDir                = 140,
-  LM_ERR_NoWrite               = 141,
+  LM_ERR_NoRead                = 141,
   LM_ERR_PoolListBadDir        = 142,
   LM_ERR_FileNotExist          = 143,
   LM_ERR_FileNotLink           = 144,
diff --git a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
index 3940e9f..ebf14ff 100644
--- a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
+++ b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-16 03:06+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-16 04:21+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ msgid "failed to create install script save directory"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/error.c:171
-msgid "directory does not have write permissions"
+msgid "directory does not have read permissions"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/error.c:172
diff --git a/src/ctx/ctx.c b/src/ctx/ctx.c
index e3addb0..883a428 100644
--- a/src/ctx/ctx.c
+++ b/src/ctx/ctx.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ bool __lm_ctx_init_checkdir(char *path){
     return false;
   }
 
-  if(!can_write(path)){
-    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_NoWrite);
+  if(!can_read(path)){
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_NoRead);
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ bool lm_ctx_new(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *root_dir, char *temp_dir, char *data_dir) {
     goto end;
   }
 
+  if(root_dir != NULL && !can_write(root_dir)){
+    pdebug(__func__, "check failed for specified root directory: %s", lm_strerror());
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_CtxRootFail, root_dir, "directory is not writeable");
+    goto end;
+  }
+
   if(root_dir != NULL)
     ctx->root = realpath(root_dir, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index 26f4f1b..9f152d7 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void lm_error_set(lm_error_t code, ...) {
       {.code = LM_ERR_DbChangesNotExists,      .desc = _("package changes file not found in the database")             },
       {.code = LM_ERR_DbChangesChmodFail,      .desc = _("failed to change mod of the changes file")                   },
       {.code = LM_ERR_InstallDirFail,          .desc = _("failed to create install script save directory")             },
-      {.code = LM_ERR_NoWrite,                 .desc = _("directory does not have write permissions")                  },
+      {.code = LM_ERR_NoRead,                  .desc = _("directory does not have read permissions")                   },
       {.code = LM_ERR_NotDir,                  .desc = _("specified path is not a directory")                          },
       {.code = LM_ERR_FailMkdir,               .desc = _("failed to create the specified directory")                   },
       {.code = LM_ERR_PoolListBadDir,          .desc = _("specified list extraction directory is not accessible")      },