diff --git a/dist/tools/cpy2remed/cpy2remed.sh b/dist/tools/cpy2remed/cpy2remed.sh
index a5ad5734486e..e147e08c22f7 100755
--- a/dist/tools/cpy2remed/cpy2remed.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/cpy2remed/cpy2remed.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Copyright 2022 Krzysztof Cabaj <kcabaj@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
 #cpy2remed - copy to removable media
 #$1 contains generated hexfile
 #$2 contains directory name for this particular nucleo board which could be
@@ -10,4 +16,36 @@ DEV_DIR="$2"
 
 REMED_MOUNT_PATH="${REMED_MOUNT_PATH:-/media/$USER/$DEV_DIR/}"
 
-cp "$HEXFILE" "$REMED_MOUNT_PATH"
+if [ -d "$REMED_MOUNT_PATH" ]
+then
+    echo "Directory $REMED_MOUNT_PATH exist."
+    echo "Copying image file ..."
+    if cp "$HEXFILE" "$REMED_MOUNT_PATH"; then
+        echo "Copying ended with success."
+    else
+        echo "Copying ended with ERROR!"
+    fi
+
+else
+    #recently produced Nucleo boards use NOD_xxxx while older NODE_xxxx
+
+    #substiute in path NODE_ to NOD_
+    #NEW_REMED_MOUNT_PATH="${REMED_MOUNT_PATH/NODE_/NOD_}"
+    NEW_REMED_MOUNT_PATH=$(echo "$REMED_MOUNT_PATH" | sed -e "s|NODE_|NOD_|g")
+    if [ -d "$NEW_REMED_MOUNT_PATH" ]
+    then
+        echo "$NEW_REMED_MOUNT_PATH directory exist."
+        echo "Copying image file ..."
+    if cp "$HEXFILE" "$NEW_REMED_MOUNT_PATH"; then
+        echo "Copying ended with success."
+    else
+        echo "Copying ended with ERROR!"
+    fi
+
+    else
+        echo "Check if Nucleo board is connected!"
+        echo "If board uses for removable media different name than NODE_xxxxx or NOD_xxxx"
+        echo "add DIR_NAME_AT_REMED value to board's Makefile.include."
+        echo "More details in RIOT PR #18057."
+    fi
+fi