diff --git a/bin/vuln_whisperer b/bin/vuln_whisperer
index 9f72115..d39ec66 100644
--- a/bin/vuln_whisperer
+++ b/bin/vuln_whisperer
@@ -6,16 +6,22 @@
 
 from vulnwhisp.vulnwhisp import vulnWhisperer
 from vulnwhisp.utils.cli import bcolors
-
+import os
 import argparse
 import sys
 
+def isFileValid(parser, arg):
+    if not os.path.exists(arg):
+        parser.error("The file %s does not exist!" % arg)
+    else:
+        return arg
+
 def main():
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=""" VulnWhisperer is designed to create actionable data from\
      your vulnerability scans through aggregation of historical scans.""")
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config', required=False, default='frameworks.ini',
-                        help='Path of config file')
+                        help='Path of config file', type=lambda x: isFileValid(parser, x))
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action='store_true', default=True,
                         help='Prints status out to screen (defaults to True)')
     parser.add_argument('-u', '--username', dest='username', required=False, default=None, help='The NESSUS username')