diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/AndroidSdkInfo.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/AndroidSdkInfo.cs
index 5738fb1..5674024 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/AndroidSdkInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/AndroidSdkInfo.cs
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ internal static void DefaultConsoleLogger (TraceLevel level, string message)
 			}
 		}
 
-		public static void SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path, Action<TraceLevel, string> logger = null)
+		public static bool SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path, Action<TraceLevel, string> logger = null)
 		{
 			logger  = logger ?? DefaultConsoleLogger;
 
-			var sdk = CreateSdk (logger);
-			sdk.SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (path);
+                        var sdk = CreateSdk(logger); 
+                        return sdk.SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath(path);
 		}
 
 		public static void SetPreferredJavaSdkPath (string path, Action<TraceLevel, string> logger = null)
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkBase.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkBase.cs
index 12892b9..45a7aa4 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkBase.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkBase.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public virtual void Initialize (string androidSdkPath = null, string androidNdkP
 		protected abstract string GetJavaSdkPath ();
 		protected abstract string GetShortFormPath (string path);
 
-		public abstract void SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path);
+		public abstract bool SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path);
 		public abstract void SetPreferredJavaSdkPath (string path);
 		public abstract void SetPreferredAndroidNdkPath (string path);
 
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkUnix.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkUnix.cs
index 0d18f7b..d4e4f7f 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkUnix.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkUnix.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ protected override string GetShortFormPath (string path)
 			return path;
 		}
 
-		public override void SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path)
+		public override bool SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path)
 		{
 			path = NullIfEmpty (path);
 
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ public override void SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path)
 				doc.Root.Add (androidEl);
 			}
 
-			androidEl.SetAttributeValue ("path", path);
-			SaveConfig (doc);
+                       androidEl.SetAttributeValue("path", path);
+                       bool setConfig = SaveConfig(doc, Logger);
+                       return setConfig;
 		}
 
 		public override void SetPreferredJavaSdkPath (string path)
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ public override void SetPreferredJavaSdkPath (string path)
 			}
 
 			javaEl.SetAttributeValue ("path", path);
-			SaveConfig (doc);
+			SaveConfig (doc, Logger);
 		}
 
 		public override void SetPreferredAndroidNdkPath (string path)
@@ -178,10 +179,10 @@ public override void SetPreferredAndroidNdkPath (string path)
 			}
 
 			androidEl.SetAttributeValue ("path", path);
-			SaveConfig (doc);
+			SaveConfig (doc, Logger);
 		}
 
-		void SaveConfig (XDocument doc)
+		bool SaveConfig (XDocument doc, Action<TraceLevel, string> logger)
 		{
 			string cfg = UnixConfigPath;
 			List <string> created = null;
@@ -189,11 +190,19 @@ void SaveConfig (XDocument doc)
 			if (!File.Exists (cfg)) {
 				string dir = Path.GetDirectoryName (cfg);
 				if (!Directory.Exists (dir)) {
-					Directory.CreateDirectory (dir);
-					AddToList (dir);
-				}
-				AddToList (cfg);
-			}
+                                try
+                                {
+                                    Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+                                }
+                                catch (Exception ex)
+                                {
+                                    logger(TraceLevel.Error, $"Unable to create directory {dir}, user do not have the right permissions, {ex.Message}.");
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                                    AddToList(dir);
+                        }   
+        	   	AddToList (cfg);
+    		}
 			doc.Save (cfg);
 			FixOwnership (created);
 
@@ -203,6 +212,7 @@ void AddToList (string path)
 					created = new List <string> ();
 				created.Add (path);
 			}
+                return true;
 		}
 
 		static  readonly    string  GetUnixConfigDirOverrideName            = $"UnixConfigPath directory override! {typeof (AndroidSdkInfo).AssemblyQualifiedName}";
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkWindows.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkWindows.cs
index 04a3371..d7fda9d 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkWindows.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Sdks/AndroidSdkWindows.cs
@@ -236,10 +236,11 @@ protected override string GetShortFormPath (string path)
 			return KernelEx.GetShortPathName (path);
 		}
 
-		public override void SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path)
-		{
-			var regKey = GetMDRegistryKey ();
-			RegistryEx.SetValueString (RegistryEx.CurrentUser, regKey, MDREG_ANDROID_SDK, path ?? "", RegistryEx.Wow64.Key32);
+		public override bool SetPreferredAndroidSdkPath (string path)
+		{               
+                        var regKey = GetMDRegistryKey();
+                        RegistryEx.SetValueString(RegistryEx.CurrentUser, regKey, MDREG_ANDROID_SDK, path ?? "", RegistryEx.Wow64.Key32);
+                        return true;
 		}
 
 		public override void SetPreferredJavaSdkPath (string path)