diff --git a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index 3366882..e79a195 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
             ud = fetcher.ud[u]
             ud.ignore_checksums = True
         fetcher.download()
+        for u in fetcher.ud:
+            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+            if ud.localpath.rstrip(os.sep) == localdata.getVar('DL_DIR', True).rstrip(os.sep):
+                raise Exception('Local path is download directory - please check that the URI "%s" is correct' % uri)
         fetcher.unpack(destdir)
         for u in fetcher.ud:
             ud = fetcher.ud[u]