diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c9426a7..656a2b7c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
+- [#334](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/334): Fix for locked content folders retrieval
+
+
 ## [7.2.0] - 2022-05-02 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v7.2.0)
 
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
diff --git a/src/commands/Folders.ts b/src/commands/Folders.ts
index 58b629e7..ea64490c 100644
--- a/src/commands/Folders.ts
+++ b/src/commands/Folders.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ContentFolder, FileInfo, FolderInfo } from "../models";
 import uniqBy = require("lodash.uniqby");
 import { Template } from "./Template";
 import { Notifications } from "../helpers/Notifications";
-import { Settings } from "../helpers";
+import { Logger, Settings } from "../helpers";
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
 import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import { Dashboard } from './Dashboard';
@@ -362,7 +362,11 @@ export class Folders {
     let folders: string[] = [];
 
     for (const pattern of patterns) {
-      folders = [...folders, ...(await this.findFolders(pattern))];
+      try {
+        folders = [...folders, ...(await this.findFolders(pattern))];
+      } catch (e) {
+        Logger.error(`Something went wrong while searching for folders with pattern "${pattern}": ${(e as Error).message}`);
+      }
     }
     
     // Filter out the workspace folder
diff --git a/src/helpers/DashboardSettings.ts b/src/helpers/DashboardSettings.ts
index 5821b883..65d36f93 100644
--- a/src/helpers/DashboardSettings.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/DashboardSettings.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ export class DashboardSettings {
     const ext = Extension.getInstance();
     const wsFolder = Folders.getWorkspaceFolder();
     const isInitialized = await Template.isInitialized();
-
-    const contentFolders = await Folders.getContentFolders();
     
     return {
       beta: ext.isBetaVersion(),
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ export class DashboardSettings {
           mimeTypes: Settings.get<string[]>(SETTING_MEDIA_SUPPORTED_MIMETYPES)
         },
         welcome: {
-          contentFolders
+          contentFolders: !isInitialized ? await Folders.getContentFolders() : []
         }
       },
       dataFiles: await this.getDataFiles(),