diff --git a/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs b/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
index add8292..ae042ca 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
+++ b/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, process::Command};
 
 use crate::cli::CuddleVariable;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ Starting running shell action: {}
             self.path.clone()
         );
 
-        let mut process = Command::new(self.path)
+        let path = PathBuf::from(self.path.clone());
+        if !path.exists() {
+            log::info!("script='{}' not found, aborting", path.to_string_lossy());
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("file not found aborting"));
+        }
+
+        let mut process = Command::new(path)
             .current_dir(".")
             .envs(variables.iter().map(|v| {
                 log::trace!("{:?}", v);