diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
index a1f907c5..922020b1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ internal object MainCommand : Runnable {
 
         val patcher = app.revanced.patcher.Patcher(
             PatcherOptions(
-                args.inputFile,
+                args.inputFile.also { if (!it.exists()) return logger.error("Input file ${args.inputFile} does not exist.") },
                 pArgs.cacheDirectory,
                 pArgs.aaptPath,
                 pArgs.cacheDirectory,