diff --git a/src/repos.rs b/src/repos.rs
index 421bc06..3f64302 100644
--- a/src/repos.rs
+++ b/src/repos.rs
@@ -54,12 +54,24 @@ pub fn find_repos(config: &Config) -> Result<HashMap<String, Vec<Session>>> {
                 repos.insert(session.name.clone(), vec![session]);
             }
         } else if file.path.is_dir() && file.depth > 0 {
-            let read_dir = fs::read_dir(&file.path)
-                .change_context(TmsError::IoError)
-                .attach_printable_lazy(|| format!("Could not read directory {:?}", file.path))?
-                .map(|dir_entry| dir_entry.expect("Found non-valid utf8 path").path());
-            for dir in read_dir {
-                to_search.push_back(SearchDirectory::new(dir, file.depth - 1))
+            match fs::read_dir(&file.path) {
+                Err(ref e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "Warning: insufficient permissions to read '{0}'. Skipping directory...",
+                        file.path.to_string()?
+                    );
+                }
+                result => {
+                    let read_dir = result
+                        .change_context(TmsError::IoError)
+                        .attach_printable_lazy(|| {
+                            format!("Could not read directory {:?}", file.path)
+                        })?
+                        .map(|dir_entry| dir_entry.expect("Found non-valid utf8 path").path());
+                    for dir in read_dir {
+                        to_search.push_back(SearchDirectory::new(dir, file.depth - 1))
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }