diff --git a/utils/Commands/UploadextensionCommand.php b/utils/Commands/UploadextensionCommand.php
index 65a75817f..dd2f708d3 100644
--- a/utils/Commands/UploadextensionCommand.php
+++ b/utils/Commands/UploadextensionCommand.php
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class UploadextensionCommand extends Command
         $extmgr = $this->extmgr;
 
         $output->writeln("<comment>Using configuration from '".$settings->_configFilePath."'.</comment>", OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE);
-
+/*
         if (!is_writable($settings->_configFilePath)) {
             $output->writeln(sprintf("<error>The configuration file '%s' is not writable by the system user running this script.</error>", $settings->_configFilePath));
             return Command::FAILURE;
         }
-
+ */
         if (!is_writable($settings->_cacheDir)) {
             $output->writeln(sprintf("<error>The cache dir '%s' is not writable for the system user running this script.</error>", $settings->_cacheDir));
             return Command::FAILURE;