diff --git a/scripts/generate-ssl-certs.sh b/scripts/generate-ssl-certs.sh
index c77082d19a..5caaaa9a98 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-ssl-certs.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-ssl-certs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! -e server.js ]
+then
+	echo "Error: could not find main application server.js file"
+	echo "You should run the generate-ssl-certs.sh script from the main MEAN application root directory"
+	echo "i.e: bash scripts/generate-ssl-cers.sh"
+	exit -1
+fi
+
 echo "Generating self-signed certificates..."
 mkdir -p ./config/sslcerts
 openssl genrsa -out ./config/sslcerts/key.pem -aes256 1024