diff --git a/lib/private/util.php b/lib/private/util.php
index 304db827a1a2815e96bb7a52dbbb0b2d7742d7f1..c0a68c56223eeb98c8784e556babc807a6640cc1 100755
--- a/lib/private/util.php
+++ b/lib/private/util.php
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ class OC_Util {
 	 * file in the data directory and trying to access via http
 	 */
 	public static function isHtaccessWorking() {
-		if (!OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('check_for_working_htaccess', true)) {
+		if (\OC::$CLI || !OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('check_for_working_htaccess', true)) {
 			return true;
 		}