diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/exportimport/dir/DirImportProvider.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/exportimport/dir/DirImportProvider.java
index 391d9a6..7669c42 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/exportimport/dir/DirImportProvider.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/exportimport/dir/DirImportProvider.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public class DirImportProvider implements ImportProvider {
public DirImportProvider(File rootDirectory) {
this.rootDirectory = rootDirectory;
+ if (!this.rootDirectory.exists()) {
+ throw new IllegalStateException("Directory " + this.rootDirectory + " doesn't exists");
+ }
+
logger.infof("Importing from directory %s", this.rootDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
}