diff --git a/typo3/sysext/install/Classes/FolderStructure/AbstractNode.php b/typo3/sysext/install/Classes/FolderStructure/AbstractNode.php
index b8b1a4396596feac339b6944e3d6dbb422d9aa67..89ee54f57d4e02cd80b353a3b3c019125f7651fc 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/install/Classes/FolderStructure/AbstractNode.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/install/Classes/FolderStructure/AbstractNode.php
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ abstract class AbstractNode
     protected function fixPermission(): FlashMessage
     {
         if ($this->isPermissionCorrect()) {
-            throw new Exception(
-                'Permission on ' . $this->getAbsolutePath() . ' are already ok',
-                1366744035
+            return new FlashMessage(
+                '',
+                'Permission on ' . $this->getAbsolutePath() . ' is already ok.'
             );
         }
         $result = @chmod($this->getAbsolutePath(), (int)octdec($this->getTargetPermission()));
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/install/Tests/Unit/FolderStructure/AbstractNodeTest.php b/typo3/sysext/install/Tests/Unit/FolderStructure/AbstractNodeTest.php
index 58afce216278db56c88ed5a92aac01fc5fb1ff8e..ef6d24b0b11ec60efddc159ffa5721bcacb11076 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/install/Tests/Unit/FolderStructure/AbstractNodeTest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/install/Tests/Unit/FolderStructure/AbstractNodeTest.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\ContextualFeedbackSeverity;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\StringUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Install\FolderStructure\AbstractNode;
-use TYPO3\CMS\Install\FolderStructure\Exception;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Install\FolderStructure\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Install\FolderStructure\NodeInterface;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Install\FolderStructure\RootNodeInterface;
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ final class AbstractNodeTest extends AbstractFolderStructureTestCase
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function fixPermissionThrowsExceptionIfPermissionAreAlreadyCorrect(): void
+    public function fixPermissionReturnsOkIfPermissionAreAlreadyCorrect(): void
     {
         $node = $this->getAccessibleMock(
             AbstractNode::class,
@@ -143,11 +142,9 @@ final class AbstractNodeTest extends AbstractFolderStructureTestCase
             '',
             false
         );
-        $this->expectException(Exception::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionCode(1366744035);
         $node->method('getAbsolutePath')->willReturn('');
         $node->expects(self::once())->method('isPermissionCorrect')->willReturn(true);
-        $node->_call('fixPermission');
+        self::assertEquals(ContextualFeedbackSeverity::OK, $node->_call('fixPermission')->getSeverity());
     }
 
     #[Test]