diff --git a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
index a5c330d3f..a1f63650e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
    roughly every 30 hours under certain conditions.
  - fix: Problems with page.isSibling and page.inBranch
  - Added new EMS event approval states
+ - Fix: 6.99.2-6.99.3 upgrade fails if spectre.conf doesn't exist
 
 6.99.4
  - fix: better checking of selected template type
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.99.2-6.99.3.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.99.2-6.99.3.pl
index 4b03e3d8f..4de727e63 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.99.2-6.99.3.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.99.2-6.99.3.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ sub addAssetIndex {
 #-------------------------------------------------
 sub fixSpectre {
 	print "\tAdding more security to Spectre.\n" unless ($quiet);
+	unless (-e "../../etc/spectre.conf") {
+		print "\t *** Skiping this portion of the upgrade.  You do not have a spectre.conf file.  Read gotcha.txt for details. ***\n" unless ($quiet);
+		return;
+	}
 	my $config = WebGUI::Config->new("../..","spectre.conf");
 	$config->set("ip","127.0.0.1");
 }