1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 95eef75..357a04f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #else
 #	include <unistd.h>
 #endif
+#include <errno.h>
 
 
 void print_load_error(lua_State *L, const char *script_file, int error_type);
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* configure working directory */
 	if (options.working_dir != NULL) {
 		chdir(options.working_dir);
+		if (errno == ENOENT) {
+			honey_log(HONEY_FATAL, "[FATAL] could not find directory \"%s\"\n", options.working_dir);
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* set up lua state */