--- a/eric7/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Mon Jun 27 17:13:05 2022 +0200
+++ b/eric7/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Mon Jun 27 18:05:36 2022 +0200
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
         ):
             return
         
-        elif period in [1, 2, 3]:
+        elif period in [1, 2, 3] and pathlib.Path(self.pluginRepositoryFile).exists():
             lastModified = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
                 pathlib.Path(self.pluginRepositoryFile).stat().st_mtime
             )