diff --git a/clearml/backend_interface/task/repo/scriptinfo.py b/clearml/backend_interface/task/repo/scriptinfo.py
index 17ee0594..990cd4fe 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_interface/task/repo/scriptinfo.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_interface/task/repo/scriptinfo.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class ScriptRequirements(object):
             reqs, try_imports, guess, local_pks = gr.extract_reqs(
                 module_callback=ScriptRequirements.add_trains_used_packages, entry_point_filename=entry_point_filename)
             return self.create_requirements_txt(reqs, local_pks)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as ex:
+            _logger.warning("Failed auto-generating package requirements: {}".format(ex))
             return '', ''
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/clearml/utilities/pigar/reqs.py b/clearml/utilities/pigar/reqs.py
index 5f732161..cc1e0a28 100644
--- a/clearml/utilities/pigar/reqs.py
+++ b/clearml/utilities/pigar/reqs.py
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ def _search_path(path):
                         dev_dir = line
             if not dev_dir:
                 continue
+            if not os.path.exists(dev_dir):
+                continue
             # Egg info path.
             info_dir = [_file for _file in os.listdir(dev_dir)
                         if _file.endswith('egg-info')]