diff --git a/edify/main.c b/edify/main.c
index 0e36108..a2b74ad 100644
--- a/edify/main.c
+++ b/edify/main.c
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
     }
 
     FILE* f = fopen(argv[1], "r");
+    if (f == NULL) {
+        printf("%s: %s: No such file or directory\n", argv[0], argv[1]);
+        return 1;
+    }
     char buffer[8192];
     int size = fread(buffer, 1, 8191, f);
     fclose(f);