diff --git a/install/web.js b/install/web.js
index 8d5774326b..68b4ae5a7b 100644
--- a/install/web.js
+++ b/install/web.js
@@ -284,12 +284,15 @@ async function copyCSS() {
 async function loadDefaults() {
 	const setupDefaultsPath = path.join(__dirname, '../setup.json');
 	try {
-		await fs.promises.access(setupDefaultsPath, fs.constants.F_OK + fs.constants.R_OK);
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-bitwise
+		await fs.promises.access(setupDefaultsPath, fs.constants.F_OK | fs.constants.R_OK);
 	} catch (err) {
 		// setup.json not found or inaccessible, proceed with no defaults
 		if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') {
 			throw err;
 		}
+
+		return;
 	}
 	winston.info('[installer] Found setup.json, populating default values');
 	nconf.file({