diff --git a/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/ptools.stack/Links.pulldown/Create Workset For Linked Element.pushbutton/script.py b/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/ptools.stack/Links.pulldown/Create Workset For Linked Element.pushbutton/script.py
index 4b107d7f8..b2c4a66be 100644
--- a/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/ptools.stack/Links.pulldown/Create Workset For Linked Element.pushbutton/script.py	
+++ b/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/ptools.stack/Links.pulldown/Create Workset For Linked Element.pushbutton/script.py	
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
                 revit.doc.EnableWorksharing('Shared Levels and Grids',
                                             'Workset1')
             with revit.Transaction('Create Workset for linked model'):
-                newWs = DB.Workset.Create(revit.doc, linkedModelName)
-                worksetParam = \
-                    el.Parameter[DB.BuiltInParameter.ELEM_PARTITION_PARAM]
-                worksetParam.Set(newWs.Id.IntegerValue)
+                try:
+                    newWs = DB.Workset.Create(revit.doc, linkedModelName)
+                    worksetParam = \
+                        el.Parameter[DB.BuiltInParameter.ELEM_PARTITION_PARAM]
+                    worksetParam.Set(newWs.Id.IntegerValue)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print('Workset: {} already exists\nError: {}'.format(linkedModelName,e))
 else:
     forms.alert('At least one linked element must be selected.')