diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eaa653fe15..f30d0481db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
-### Features
-
-### Fixes
-
+- Installation id catches dir not exist([#1159](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1159))
 - Set error status to transaction if http has exception and ok status ([#1143](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1143))
 - Fix max breadcrumbs limit when MaxBreadcrumbs is zero or lower ([#1145](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1145))
 
diff --git a/src/Sentry/GlobalSessionManager.cs b/src/Sentry/GlobalSessionManager.cs
index 4b4329fbc9..ff46b9e78e 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/GlobalSessionManager.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/GlobalSessionManager.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ public GlobalSessionManager(
                         filePath
                     );
                 }
+                catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
+                {
+                    // on PS4 we're seeing CreateDirectory work but ReadAllText throw DirectoryNotFoundException
+                    _options.DiagnosticLogger?.LogDebug(
+                        "Directory containing installation ID does not exist ({0}).",
+                        filePath
+                    );
+                }
 
                 // Generate new installation ID and store it in a file
                 var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();