diff --git a/src/roflcat.cpp b/src/roflcat.cpp
index 1c212c0..5e27f52 100644
--- a/src/roflcat.cpp
+++ b/src/roflcat.cpp
@@ -141,16 +141,25 @@ void nonprinting_notation(int in, char* dest){
 bool is_directory(const char* file){
 	struct stat st;
 	if(stat(file, &st) != 0){
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 	return S_ISDIR(st.st_mode);
 }
+bool file_exists(const char* file){
+	struct stat st;
+	return stat(file, &st) == 0;
+}
 FILE* open_file(const char* file, const char* mode){
 	if(is_directory(file)){
 		fflush(stdout);
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file \"%s\": Is a directory \n", file);
 		return nullptr;
 	}
+	if(!file_exists(file)){
+		fflush(stdout);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file \"%s\": No such file\n", file);
+		return nullptr;
+	}
 	FILE* fp = fopen(file, mode);
 	if(!fp){
 		fflush(stdout);