diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index b4c3d44a..89ea0a92 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -924,17 +924,6 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             } else {
                 path = parentPath.getAbsolutePath() + String.format("%1$s.local%1$sshare%1$sapktool%1$sframework", File.separatorChar);
             }
-
-            File fullPath = new File(path);
-
-            if (! fullPath.canWrite()) {
-                LOGGER.severe(String.format("WARNING: Could not write to (%1$s), using %2$s instead...",
-                        fullPath.getAbsolutePath(), System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
-                LOGGER.severe("Please be aware this is a volatile directory and frameworks could go missing, " +
-                        "please utilize --frame-path if the default storage directory is unavailable");
-
-                path = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")).getAbsolutePath();
-            }
         }
 
         File dir = new File(path);
@@ -956,6 +945,17 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             }
         }
 
+        if (apkOptions.frameworkFolderLocation == null) {
+            if (! dir.canWrite()) {
+                LOGGER.severe(String.format("WARNING: Could not write to (%1$s), using %2$s instead...",
+                        dir.getAbsolutePath(), System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
+                LOGGER.severe("Please be aware this is a volatile directory and frameworks could go missing, " +
+                        "please utilize --frame-path if the default storage directory is unavailable");
+
+                dir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+            }
+        }
+
         mFrameworkDirectory = dir;
         return dir;
     }