diff --git a/kabot/kabot/kabot.py b/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
index 0ba0ec5..caf74cf 100644
--- a/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
+++ b/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ def main():
             )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    if not os.path.exists(args.config):
+        logger.critical('config file not found')
+        exit(1)
     config.read(args.config)
     audio_path = config['DEFAULT']['audio_path']
     token = config['discord']['token']