diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 535ef5d..b952c6d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
     semi: ["error", "always"],
     "no-cond-assign": ["error", "always"],
     curly: "error",
+    "no-unsafe-finally": "off",
   },
 };
diff --git a/server/check_output_directory.js b/server/check_output_directory.js
index 041464b..870c2ba 100644
--- a/server/check_output_directory.js
+++ b/server/check_output_directory.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function get_error(directory) {
         "Check the permissions of the directory, and if needed change them so that " +
         `user with UID ${uid} has access to them. This can be achieved by running the command: chown ${uid}:${gid} on the directory`;
     } finally {
-      console.log(err_msg);
+      return err_msg;
     }
   }
   const fileChecks = [];