diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index ab9b56f8..6b7be3fe 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -189,9 +189,8 @@ function checkSystem()
 	if(function_exists('get_loaded_extensions')) {
 		$phpModules = get_loaded_extensions();
 	}
-
-	if(!file_exists(PATH_ROOT.'.htaccess'))
-	{
+	
+	if ((stripos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache') !== false || stripos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'LiteSpeed') !== false) && !file_exists(PATH_ROOT.'.htaccess')) {
 		$errorText = 'Missing file, upload the file .htaccess (ERR_201)';
 		error_log($errorText, 0);