diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/utils.py b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/utils.py
index 1497470a9..80aab6916 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/utils.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/utils.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def get_hotkey_wallets_for_wallet(
     hotkeys_path = wallet_path / wallet.name / "hotkeys"
     try:
         hotkeys = [entry.name for entry in hotkeys_path.iterdir()]
-    except FileNotFoundError:
+    except (FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError):
         hotkeys = []
     for h_name in hotkeys:
         if h_name.endswith("pub.txt"):
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ def get_hotkey_wallets_for_wallet(
             AttributeError,
             TypeError,
             KeyFileError,
+            ValueError,
         ):  # usually an unrelated file like .DS_Store
             continue
 
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
index 391fe2cf2..1112d195d 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ async def wallet_list(wallet_path: str, json_output: bool):
     for wallet in wallets:
         if (
             wallet.coldkeypub_file.exists_on_device()
+            and os.path.isfile(wallet.coldkeypub_file.path)
             and not wallet.coldkeypub_file.is_encrypted()
         ):
             coldkeypub_str = wallet.coldkeypub.ss58_address