def stage_path(self, value):
		if value is None:
			self.print_verbose("Aborting assigning stage_path, it's null")
			return
		elif value is not None and not os.path.exists(value):
			try:
				os.makedirs(value)
			except:
				self.print_verbose("Error trying to staging path")
				self.print_trace()
				return
		self._updater_path = value