diff --git a/modules/config/default/autoload/files.el b/modules/config/default/autoload/files.el
index 33d6dc126..67a754803 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/autoload/files.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/autoload/files.el
@@ -45,9 +45,16 @@ If prefix ARG is non-nil, prompt for the search path."
   (interactive "P")
   (if arg
       (call-interactively #'projectile-discover-projects-in-directory)
-    (if projectile-project-search-path
-        (mapc #'projectile-discover-projects-in-directory projectile-project-search-path)
-      (user-error "`projectile-project-search-path' is empty; don't know where to search"))))
+    (if (not projectile-project-search-path)
+        (user-error "`projectile-project-search-path' is empty; don't know where to search")
+      (letf! (defun projectile-add-known-project (project-root)
+               (unless (projectile-ignored-project-p project-root)
+                 (funcall projectile-add-known-project project-root)
+                 (message "Added %S to known project roots")))
+        (dolist (dir projectile-project-search-path)
+          (if (not (file-accessible-directory-p dir))
+              (message "%S was inaccessible and couldn't searched")
+            (projectile-discover-projects-in-directory projectile-project-search-path)))))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +default/dired (arg)