diff --git a/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb b/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
index 8be3150ba..b322fe1e2 100644
--- a/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 
 TARGET_ROOT = "#{Dir.pwd}/app/javascript/src/react-hijack/addons".freeze
 
+begin
+# clear previous build
 FileUtils.rm_f Dir.glob("#{TARGET_ROOT}/*")
+
 Dir.foreach('addons/') do |path|
   addons_client_root = "addons/#{path}/client"
-
   next unless Dir.exist? addons_client_root
   all_files = Dir.glob("#{addons_client_root}/*\.*")
   all_files.each do |component|
@@ -14,3 +16,10 @@ Dir.foreach('addons/') do |path|
     File.symlink("#{Dir.pwd}/#{component}", "#{TARGET_ROOT}/#{new_path}")
   end
 end
+# handles error on the platforms that does not support symlink
+# http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/File.html#symlink-method
+rescue NotImplemented => error
+  puts '[sciNote] Unable to load React components from addons!'
+  puts '[sciNote] Your system does not support symlink!'
+  puts "[sciNote] #{error.message}"
+end